Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy (0-11 years)

✨ Inspire creativity and support every child!

Join ‘Keeping Your Curriculum Broad and Balanced’ conference to see arts & humanities in action.

📅 19 Nov | 📍 British Library | In-person
🎤 Keynotes, workshops & discussion

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✨ Inspire creativity and support every child!

Join ‘Keeping Your Curriculum Broad and Balanced’ conference to see arts & humanities in action.

📅 19 Nov | 📍 British Library | In-person
🎤 Keynotes, workshops & discussion

www.bloomsburytheatre.com/event/2026/1...

UCL academics made Fellows at The Academy of Social Sciences Research into sociology, global competition law, education and urban planning has earned UCL academics election to The Academy of Social Sciences.

Huge congratulations to @alicebradbury.bsky.social on being elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences! This prestigious fellowship recognises her significant contributions to the social sciences and the impact of her work.

www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/ma...

UCL academics made Fellows at The Academy of Social Sciences Research into sociology, global competition law, education and urban planning has earned UCL academics election to The Academy of Social Sciences.

Huge congratulations to @alicebradbury.bsky.social on being elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences! This prestigious fellowship recognises her significant contributions to the social sciences and the impact of her work.

www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/ma...

Learning is the Heart: Building children's agency through outdoor education Shevek Pring, Founder of The Outdoors Group, presents a model of learner agency in theory and practice.

💡 Curious about learner agency? Join this hybrid seminar with Shevek Pring and get inspired by outdoor, experiential education.

📅 Wednesday, 4 March, 12 pm – 1 pm GMT

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Phonics Was Supposed to Fix This. So Why Are So Many Kids Still Struggling?

Can synthetic phonics fix the reading crisis? 📚

In this podcast, Dominic Wyse @hhcp-ucl.bsky.social explores the limitations of rigid literacy policies and emphasises the need for more flexible approaches to teaching reading.
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Today, UCL turns 200. 🎉 For two centuries, our community has opened doors, challenged convention and pushed the boundaries of knowledge across every discipline. Thank you to everyone who’s been part of the UCL story, here’s to the next century. ✨

#UCL200 #LoveUCL

Learning is the Heart: Building children's agency through outdoor education Shevek Pring, Founder of The Outdoors Group, presents a model of learner agency in theory and practice.

💡 Curious about learner agency? Join this hybrid seminar with Shevek Pring and get inspired by outdoor, experiential education.

📅 Wednesday, 4 March, 12 pm – 1 pm GMT

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/learning-i...

Learning is the Heart: Building children's agency through outdoor education Shevek Pring, Founder of The Outdoors Group, presents a model of learner agency in theory and practice.

💡 Curious about learner agency? Join this hybrid seminar with Shevek Pring and get inspired by outdoor, experiential education.

📅 Wednesday, 4 March, 12 pm – 1 pm GMT

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/learning-i...

Phonics Was Supposed to Fix This. So Why Are So Many Kids Still Struggling?

💬 Is synthetic phonics enough to fix the reading crisis?

In this podcast episode, Dominic Wyse dives deep into the data, challenges the oversimplification of literacy policy, and discusses why we need a more responsive, flexible approach to teaching reading.

open.spotify.com/episode/35VK...

The government has promised many new nurseries based in primary schools – but where are they opening? Our research exploring how schools are using their school-based nursery funding to open new nurseries suggests this may be more complex than first thought... (read more)

🚨 Blog alert: @alicebradbury.bsky.social, @rodiegarland.bsky.social, and @kerstinsailer.bsky.social explore where the Government’s new school-based nurseries are actually opening — and what the data really shows. Read more 👇

📖 blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/2026/01/...

The government has promised many new nurseries based in primary schools – but where are they opening? Our research exploring how schools are using their school-based nursery funding to open new nurseries suggests this may be more complex than first thought... (read more)

🚨 Blog alert: @alicebradbury.bsky.social, @rodiegarland.bsky.social, and @kerstinsailer.bsky.social explore where the Government’s new school-based nurseries are actually opening — and what the data really shows. Read more 👇

📖 blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/2026/01/...

Do you work in a primary school? Tell us what you think about England’s Curriculum and Assessment Review!

Please answer our short survey here, which should take 10 minutes, to help give us a snapshot of what those working in primary schools think about the CAR:

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Do you work in a primary school? Tell us what you think about England’s Curriculum and Assessment Review!

Please answer our short survey here, which should take 10 minutes, to help give us a snapshot of what those working in primary schools think about the CAR:

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📣 Do you work in a primary school? Tell us what you think about England’s Curriculum and Assessment Review (CAR)!

Please answer our short survey here to help give us a snapshot of what those working in primary schools think about the CAR:

qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...

📣 Do you work in a primary school? Tell us what you think about England’s Curriculum and Assessment Review (CAR)!

Please answer our short survey here to help give us a snapshot of what those working in primary schools think about the CAR:

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📚🥇 Congrats to our Co-Director, @alicebradbury.bsky.social — named among the top 2% most cited scientists worldwide. A fantastic achievement and proud moment for our @hhcp-ucl.bsky.social. 👏

www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/202...

(🧵1/2) 📣 New papers by @domwyse.bsky.social and colleagues published today!

📖 Grammar and writing in national curriculum. www.jowr.org/jowr/article...

📖 How to help children with reading difficulties.
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England’s synthetic phonics approach is not working for children who struggle to read The proportion of children in England who struggle to read has remained at a similar level for many years.

(🧵2/2) @theconversation.com: theconversation.com/englands-syn...

(🧵1/2) 📣 New papers by @domwyse.bsky.social and colleagues published today!

📖 Grammar and writing in national curriculum. www.jowr.org/jowr/article...

📖 How to help children with reading difficulties.
ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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21% of teachers persist with synthetic phonics, even when it doesn't work for their pupils, finds Prof Dominic Wyse @hhcp-ucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social.

More flexible approaches based on motivation for reading and writing are needed to help improve England’s reading standards.

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📣 Do you work in a primary school? Tell us what you think about England’s Curriculum and Assessment Review (CAR)!

Please answer our short survey here, which should take 10 minutes, to help give us a snapshot of what those working in primary schools think about the CAR:

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📢 Just published!

New paper by @alicebradbury.bsky.social and @domwyse.bsky.social offering a critical look at how synthetic phonics came to dominate reading policy in England — and the possible consequences for teaching and reading outcomes.

Check it out: epaa.asu.edu/index.php/ep...

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📣 Do you work in a primary school? Tell us what you think about England’s Curriculum and Assessment Review (CAR)!

Please answer our short survey here, which should take 10 minutes, to help give us a snapshot of what those working in primary schools think about the CAR:

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The experiences of multilingual children in primary school YouTube video by Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy 0-11 Years

🎥 Missed our online seminar "The experiences of multilingual children in primary school" on 5 November 2025? The full recording is now available! Watch and catch up on all the insights here!
@alicebradbury.bsky.social @charliehacking.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-ki...

Do you work in a primary school? Tell us what you think about England’s Curriculum and Assessment Review!

Please answer our short survey here, which should take 10 minutes, to help give us a snapshot of what those working in primary schools think about the CAR:

bit.ly/3Y7pXRD

Do you work in a primary school? Tell us what you think about England’s Curriculum and Assessment Review!

Please answer our short survey here, which should take 10 minutes, to help give us a snapshot of what those working in primary schools think about the CAR:

bit.ly/3Y7pXRD

The experiences of multilingual children in primary school YouTube video by Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy 0-11 Years

🎥 Missed our online seminar "The experiences of multilingual children in primary school" on 5 November 2025? The full recording is now available! Watch and catch up on all the insights here!
@alicebradbury.bsky.social @charliehacking.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-ki...