Children's Participation in Schools🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

An ESRC funded project investigating the embedding of children's participation rights in pedagogical practice in lower primary classrooms in Wales.

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🔔 New blog available 🔔
This summer we have been fortunate enough to have recent UWE graduate Eve Parry working with us as an intern.

Eve has written a blog about her team working with the Children's Participation in Schools team-read the blog here ➡️ https://t.co/X2FxDkuKNs

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Featuring a keynote speech from Professor Laura Lundy and a presentation from Professor of Children's Rights Carol Robinson who is leading a research project ✨The conference will be held online, on October 9th 2025 from 9:15am - 12pm
Sign up here ➡️https://t.co/qLEZhmDw7p

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Do you belong to a Rights Respecting School as a teacher and/or as part of the leadership team?🤔

The RRSA Conference 2025 will focus on best practices to inclusion & navigating the tensions between securing the rights of individual children alongside the rights of the school

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In the blog she discusses...
✨ Her transition from postgraduate education to academic research
✨ Running project facing social media pages
✨ The challenges, as well as the highlights of her time on the project

You can read the blog here ➡️https://t.co/15D1LZP2Op

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📰 New blog available on our website 📰

As the project transitions into its final stages, research administrator Georgia Fee reflects on her experience of working on Children's Participation in Schools.

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This blog reflects the power of participation for the International Day for Street Children 2025 and posits an insightful perceptive for street children’s right to participate. 🙋

Read now and let us know your thoughts surrounding this blog!!

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“True participation is not just about giving children a platform to express their views, it is about ensuring that what they have to say is respected and can make a real difference in the decisions that affect them”. 💫

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The team had the pleasure of presenting at the first #ICF2025 last week!

Our symposium featured findings from work with teachers on their understandings of #ChildParticipation and participatory pedagogies, the enablers and barriers to practice and our Children's Advisory Board

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This week we attended @SwanseaUni's Regional Project Showcase✨

Lots of interesting conversations were had with those who may not normally be introduced to our work!

It was also an opportunity to bring our new banner designed by our children's advisory board - we love it!💙

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Read the blog here ➡️https://t.co/XFwN4gCPr1
Also available in Welsh ➡️https://t.co/x3K6sCZ4Ks

Join the network https://t.co/BbhJxu1QDn

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📰 New blog available on our website 📰

In the latest addition of our blog series @DrTyrie reflects on the process of setting up a project based network, its challenges and successes, and our hopes for the future...

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Sign up here⬇️
Developing pedagogies in early years and primary school settings: opportunities and challenges for research, policy and practice
26 June 2025, 5:30 pm–7:00 pm
https://t.co/CAlsb1pVbK

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🔔New event🔔

We would be delighted for you to join us at this event hosted by UCL and the @ESRC ERP where PI Dr Sarah Chicken will discuss the approaches used in the CPiS project that have aided in developing innovative pedagogic practice in primary and early years settings✨

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🤔Interested in learning more about the Pledge for Babies?
Find out more here ➡️https://t.co/AmNqD4mUrY

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❗ New Pledge for Babies in Wales ❗

Developed through a collaborative project between Swansea University and Children in Wales - Plant yng Nghymru the pledge calls for 'everyone to commit to putting babies’ unique needs and voices at the heart of every decision'.

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📣The Pledge calls on all individuals, professionals, and organisations involved in the lives of babies to commit to acknowledging their distinct needs, experiences, and perspectives in every decision that affects them.

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🎉Good news – Booking is open for our national conference, Play policy, research and practice: Getting it right for children (taking place 16 October 2025)

Early bird rates are available for supporters in Wales until 1 September.

Book your place today👇
https://t.co/XwB7nJWLQW

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We are lucky enough to have some interns working with us over the summer this year☀️

Research administrator Georgia Fee is enjoying introducing Samiha Akter to the project today!🥰

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@childcomwales A huge thank you to @DrTyrie, Anna Westall & CREYN for a brilliant day in Cardiff. Some fantastic talks, presentations and workshops. The perfect setting to launch the baby pledge👶🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Really enjoying Professor Jane Murray's keynote speech at the CREYN conference on the history of children's rights. Important to consider the barriers they still face today.

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A final presentation - a pre-recorded message from the @childcomwales Rocio Cifuentes