Foreword I was asked to join the Faculty’s ATHENA Swan Self-Assessment Team before COVID-19 had even been heard of, and so this blog if formed of two parts – the […]
Thinking differently: How the lockdown is changing the way my student teachers are engaging in research
By Dr Paula Stone Becoming a teacher is complex and emotional endeavour, but this year has brought extra significant challenges to our student teachers. On most of our Initial Teacher […]
Dr Linden West inducted into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame
In amongst all of the difficult stories at the moment, we have some great news to report. Professor of Education here at Canterbury Christ Church, Dr Linden West, has been […]
From track to teaching: How Dr Kristy Howells draws on her cycling success through academia
It has been a good season on the track for Dr Kristy Howells. The Reader of Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy has a stellar record in competitive solo and team […]
Do you know about Makaton?
Dr John-Paul Riordan writes about Makaton: Makaton is a sign and symbol language programme used by children and adults with speech, language and communication difficulties and their families, friends, teachers, […]
Experiences of looked after children and ‘instant adulthood’
Ruth Rogers from the Research Centre for Children, Families and Communities writes about her research on children in care: There are approximately 75,000 children ‘looked after’ or in care in England […]
Babies and Music
Vanessa Young discusses the BabySong Project which was a Faculty research project funded by the Ragdoll Foundation: Babies are born with a pre-disposition to music and actually prefer listening to Infant […]
The Epistemic Insight Initiative
Professor Berry Billingsley gives us an insight into the Epistemic Insight Initiative: What insights do we expect young people to call on when they address the big questions of life […]
Visual Support Systems for Autism: What do parents think?
Highly-Specialist Speech and Language Therapist and Senior Lecturer, Dr. Rachel Mallia-Borg, gives us a taste of her Doctoral Research relating to Visual Support Systems and parents’ perspectives of using such […]