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Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 and Winwood, J. (2025) Designing education experiences with horses to develop social skills and emotional wellbeing: supporting the most vulnerable. Journal of Education and Learning Environments. pp. 1-22. ISSN EISSN: 2760-201X (In Press)
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079, Hodgkins, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2464-7848 and Sutton-Tsang, Samantha ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0302-7842 (2025) Steiner Waldorf: Distance Travelled - An evaluative review of progress from 2018-2024. Waldorf UK: Academic Research. pp. 1-18.
Hodgkins, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2464-7848 and Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 (2025) A relationship- based approach to tackling unemployment in disadvantaged communities. International Journal of Social Pedagogy. pp. 1-34. ISSN 2051-5804 (In Press)
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 and Baylis, Sue (2025) The Cavalier Club: University of Worcester Evaluation. Project Report. University of Worcester, Worcester. (Unpublished)
Lengthorn, Elena ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4816-1361, Watson, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6989-1281, Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 and Elliott, Geoffrey ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4976-6838 (2025) Sustainability Education for Children and Young People: Educating for the Environmental Crisis. Routledge, London, pp. 1-6. ISBN 9781003506850
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 and Sutton-Tsang, Samantha ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0302-7842 (2025) Embedding sustainability in the Early Years curriculum: The Curiosity Approach and its foundations in the work of education pioneers. In: Sustainability Education for Children and Young People: Educating for the Environmental Crisis. Routledge, London. ISBN ISBN: 978‑1‑032‑82894‑7 (hbk) ISBN: 978‑1‑032‑79635‑2 (pbk) ISBN: 978‑1‑003‑50685‑0 (ebk)
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 (2025) Accountability, scapegoating and encouraging rebellious joys: Teaching in England. British Journal of Special Education, Early (View). pp. 1-6. ISSN 0952-3383
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 and Sutton-Tsang, Samantha ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0302-7842 (2025) A sector in crisis: Early Childhood Education and Care Post-Pandemic. In: Early Years Employment Research Hub: Navigating Challenges in Early Childhood Education, 19th March 2025, Online. (Unpublished)
Hodgkins, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2464-7848 and Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 (2025) Worcester Community Trust - Wellbeing Jobs Club Evaluation Report. Project Report. Unpublished. (Unpublished)
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079, Sutton-Tsang, Samantha ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0302-7842 and Stobbs, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9032-5340 (2025) Heading for Burnout: The Early Years Workforce in England post COVID-19. Journal of Early Childhood Research. pp. 1-13. ISSN 1476-718X
Hodgkins, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2464-7848, Malomo, Michelle ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8455-2587 and Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 (2024) Teaching Assistants, respected enough to teach, but not enough to be paid accordingly. International Journal of Changes in Education, Online (First). pp. 1-10. ISSN 3029-133X
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079, Lyndon, S. and Webb, R. (2024) “Oh … that Mommy needs a bit of help as well”: why every school needs a health and wellbeing lead. Health Education, Early (Cite). pp. 1-15. ISSN 0965-4283
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 (2024) Book review: Slow knowledge and the unhurried child: Time for slow pedagogies in early childhood education, by Alison Clark. UCL Press.
Lyndon, S., Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 and Webb, R. (2024) “It’s a struggle”: Supporting children and families in poverty. Bristol University Press; Policy Press.
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079, Sheehy, Amanda ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9108-7759, Osuki, Amaechi and Winwood, J. (2024) ‘Small successes make it worthwhile’: The rewards and challenges of the SENCo role in a primary school in England. Support for Learning, 39 (3). pp. 104-115. ISSN 0268-2141 (print); 1467-9604 (web)
Lyndon, S., Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 and Webb, R. (2024) ‘It’s a struggle’ – the role of the school Health and Well-being Lead in supporting families in poverty. Journal of Poverty and Social Justice (JPSJ), 32 (3). pp. 398-417. ISSN Print: 1759-8273 Electronic: 1759-8281
Garner, P. and Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 (2024) Editorial. Support for Learning (SfL), 39 (1). pp. 1-2. ISSN Print: 0268-2141 Electronic: 1467-9604
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079, Allies, Suzanne, Hodgkins, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2464-7848, Weston, Rebecca and Malomo, Michelle ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8455-2587 (2023) ‘Occasionally there are moments of light’: the challenges of primary school teaching in England, and the factors that motivate teachers to stay in the profession. Education 3-13 International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education. ISSN 0300-4279 Online: 1475-7575
Garner, P. and Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 (2023) Editorial. Support for Learning (SfL), 38 (4). pp. 165-166. ISSN Print: 0268-2141 Electronic: 1467-9604
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079, Watkins, S., Roberts, C., Huffer, Emily, Careford, R., Page, L., Parsons, E., Holly, H. and Poppitt, Thalia (2023) Lessons Learned from Researching, Writing and Publishing with Undergraduate Students in Higher Education. Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 28 (4). pp. 614-629. ISSN Print: 1359-6748 Online: 1747-5112
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 and Winwood, J. (2023) Keeping the child in mind in multi-professional working: Valuing the viewpoints of children and their parents. British Journal of Special Education. ISSN Print: 0952-3383 Electronic: 1467-8578
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 (2023) Editorial. Support for Learning (SfL), 38 (3). pp. 133-134. ISSN Print: 0268-2141 Electronic: 1467-9604
Sheehy, Amanda ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9108-7759 and Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 (2023) Teaching lads’ lads and girly-girls: why recognising and tackling gender stereotypes still matters in education. Education 3-13. ISSN Print: 0300-4279 Online: 1475-7575
Stobbs, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9032-5340, Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079, Gallagher, Stuart and Baylis, Sue (2023) A human approach to restructuring the education system: why schools in England need social pedagogy. International Journal of Social Pedagogy, 12 (1). p. 8. ISSN 2051-5804
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079, Watson, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6989-1281, Tillsley, Jaimie Emily and Correia, Daniel Bizarro (2023) Taking a Collaborative Approach to Our Students’ Research in Education Settings. School Community Journal, 33 (1). pp. 191-210. ISSN 1059-308X
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079, Sutton-Tsang, Samantha ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0302-7842 and Stobbs, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9032-5340 (2023) Highly skilled, underappreciated: The Early Years workforce in England. Project Report. University of Worcester, University of Worcester. (Unpublished)
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 and Elliott, Geoffrey (2023) Ethics in Education : Contemporary Perspectives on Research, Pedagogy and Leadership. Ethics International Press, UK. ISBN 978-1-871891-61-4
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 and Webb, R. (2023) Exploring and Celebrating the Early Childhood Practitioner. TACTYC . Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon. ISBN Paperback: 9781032072746 Hardback: 9781032071992
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 and Cliffe, Johanna (2022) Creating Authentic Relationships with Parents of Young Children. Routledge, Abingdon. ISBN 9781032042626
Cliffe, Johanna and Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 (2022) What is it that we still don’t get? – Relational pedagogy and why relationships and connections matter in early childhood. Power and Education. pp. 1-15. ISSN 1757-7438; Online ISSN: 1757-7438
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 and Winwood, Jo (2022) Exploring Drivers and Barriers: Working in Multiprofessional Teams to Support Children and Families. School Community Journal, 32 (1). pp. 105-126. ISSN ISSN 1059-308X
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 and Watson, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6989-1281 (2021) Insights into Positive Approaches to Parent Partnership Working in UK Nursery Schools. Journal of Social Psychology Research, 1 (1). pp. 18-30.
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079, Elliott, Geoffrey ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4976-6838 and Cunliffe, Harriet (2021) Preparing university students for the moral responsibility of early years education. Journal of Education for Teaching. ISSN Print: 0260-7476 Online: 1360-0540
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 and Proctor, S. (2021) 'You have to find the right words to be honest’: nurturing relationships between teachers and parents of children with Special Educational Needs. Support for Learning, 36 (3). pp. 470-485. ISSN 0268-2141.
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079, Hodgkins, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2464-7848 and Watson, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6989-1281 (2021) Preparing students for the ‘emotion work’ of early years practice. NZ International Research in Early Childhood Education Journal, 23 (1). pp. 14-23. ISSN 2537-7191
Cliffe, Johanna and Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 (2021) The Messiness of Ethics in Education. Journal of Academic Ethics. ISSN Print: 1570-1727 Electronic: 1572-8544
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079, Webb, R. and Sutton-Tsang, Samantha ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0302-7842 (2021) “What is left…?”: The Implications of Losing Maintained Nursery Schools for Vulnerable Children and Families in England. Children & Society, 35 (1). pp. 75-79. ISSN 951-0605 (print) 1099-0860 (eISSN)
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 (2020) Building a positive community culture: the role leader collaborations across primary schools can play in developing community cohesion. In: Social and Learning Relationships in Primary Schools. Bloomsbury Academic, London. ISBN 9781350096066 (hardback) 9781350096073 (ebook)
Cliffe, J. and Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 (2020) The role of emotions in building new knowledge and developing young children’s understanding. Power and Education, 12 (2). pp. 189-203. ISSN 1757-7438
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079, Webb, R. and Sutton-Tsang, Samantha ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0302-7842 (2020) Evidencing the effects of maintained nursery schools' roles in Early Years sector improvements. Project Report. TACTYC.
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 and Kington, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5619-2353 (2020) How subject leader collaborations across schools can act as a source of personal and curriculum development. In: Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue. Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue, 22 . American Association for Teaching and Curriculum, Charlotte, NC. ISBN 978164802-1862 (paperback) 9781648021879 (hardcover) 9781648021886 (ebook)
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 and Kington, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5619-2353 (2019) Collaborations: providing emotional support to senior leaders. Journal of Professional Capital and Community, 5 (1). pp. 1-14. ISSN 2056-9548
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079, Sutton-Tsang, Samantha ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0302-7842 and Webb, R. (2019) What role do maintained nursery schools play in Early Years sector improvements? Discussion Paper. Association for Professional Development in Early Years (TACTYC).
Cliffe, J. and Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 (2019) Should we Consider Rhizomatic Thinking When Educating Young Minds? NZ International Research in Early Childhood Education Journal, 22 (1). pp. 86-100. ISSN 2537-7191
Proctor, S. and Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 (2019) Supporting Parents to use Schema Theory to Understand and Manage Challenging Behaviour in the Home. NZ International Research in Early Childhood Education Journal, 22 (1). pp. 72-85. ISSN 2537-7191
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079, Cliffe, J. and Bailey, E. (2019) Breaking the Silence: Providing Authentic Opportunities for Parents to be Heard. Power and Education, 11 (2). pp. 191-203. ISSN 1757-7438
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 (2019) Conducting Ethical Professional Inquiry Alongside Children: Children as Fellow Researchers. In: Challenging the Intersection of Policy with Pedagogy. Thinking About Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education . Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon, pp. 20-34. ISBN Paperback: 9781138319264 Hardback:9781138319264 eBook:9780429454035
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 (2019) Conducting ethical professional inquiry alongside children: Children as fellow researchers. In: Challenging the Intersection of Policy with Pedagogy. Thinking About Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education . Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon. ISBN 9781138319264
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 and Cliffe, J. (2019) But What if They Don’t Ask the Right Questions? Problems of Power and Control in Researching with Children. TACTYC Reflections.
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079, Cliffe, J. and Snowden, M. (2018) Researching in School – Creating a Meaningful School/University Alliance: a Reflection. Educational Action Research, 26 (4). pp. 589-602. ISSN 0965-0792 Online: 1747-5074
Elliott, Geoffrey, Kadi-Hanifi, Karima and Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 (2018) Your Guide to Successful Postgraduate Study. Sage Study Skills . Sage, Los Angeles. ISBN Paperback: 9781526411297 Hardback: 9781526411280
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 (2017) Just How Important Is Ethics Within Early Childhood Research and Professionalism. Journal of Early Childhood Education Research, 6 (2). pp. 166-176. ISSN 2323-7414 Online: 2323-7414
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 (2017) Training: Better Together - Collaborative Working. Nursery World. pp. 38-39. ISSN 0029-6422
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 (2016) Ethicality, Research and Emotional Impoverishment in a Technological Era. In: Values and Virtues in Higher Education Research: Critical Perspectives. Routledge, Abingdon, pp. 33-47. ISBN Hardback: 9781138916814 Paperback: 9781138916821
Cliffe, Johanna and Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 (2016) Using Rhizomatic Thinking in Early Childhood Pedagogy to Avoid Making Other into Same. TACTYC Reflections. pp. 1-6.
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079, Kohlman, H., Snowden, M. and Morris, C. (2016) A Whole School Approach to Language Development in the Early Years: Professional Development in Action. New Zealand Research in Early Childhood Education, 19. pp. 25-36. ISSN 1174-6122
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 (2015) The Responsibility of the Practice-based Researcher. In: A Critical Companion to Early Childhood. SAGE, Los Angeles, pp. 307-316. ISBN Hardback: 9781446259269 Paperback: 9781446259276
Kubiak, C., Fenton-O'Creevy, M., Appleby, Karen, Kempster, M., Reed, Michael, Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 and Thorpe, M. (2015) Brokering Boundary Encounters. In: Learning in Landscapes of Practice Boundaries : Identity, and Knowledgeability in Practice-Based Learning. Routledge, London, pp. 81-96. ISBN 9781138022195
Walker, Rosie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1356-3366 and Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 (2014) Success With Your Early Years Research Project. Sage, Los Angeles. ISBN 144625626X, 9781446256268
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 and Elliott, Geoffrey ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4976-6838 (2013) Why is Research Still Invisible in Further Education? Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, 6 (Nov). pp. 1-17. ISSN 1759-667X
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 (2012) Research and the Early Years Practitioner-Researcher. Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 33 (1). pp. 90-97. ISSN Print: 0957-5146 Online: 1472-4421 Online
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 (2012) Improving Quality in the Early Years, Starting with the Student Experience. In: Implementing Quality Improvement & Change in the Early Years. Sage, London, pp. 171-183. ISBN 978-0-85702-169-4
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 (2011) Working with the Local Authority to Support the Training of Early Years Professionals. In: Which way Now to Widen Participation? Lifelong Learning, Economy and Society. Face, London, pp. 153-161.
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 (2011) Expressing Personal Values and Beliefs - the Essential Position of the Researcher. In: Work-Based Research in the Early Years. Sage, London, pp. 32-45. ISBN 13: 978-0-85702-175-5
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 (2010) Elitism, Inclusion and the Specialist School. In: Education and Social Change. Continuum, London, pp. 122-135. ISBN 978-0-8254-4409-7
Popova, Anna, Andrews, Mandy, Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079, Murray, Janet and Tyler, Linda (2009) An Integrated Early Year Professional Status Pathway Pilot Project: Centre for Early Childhood, Institute of Education. Project Report. University of Worcester.
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 (2008) Can Cultures Really Change? The Impact of Specialist Sports College Status on an English High School. PhD thesis, Coventry University in collaboration with the University of Worcester.
Solvason, Carla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 (2005) Investigating Specialist School Ethos…Or Do You Mean Culture? Educational Studies, 31 (1). pp. 85-95. ISSN Print: 0305-5698 Online: 1465-8400

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1.	Can Cultures Really Change? The Impact of Specialist Sports College Status on an English High School.	1240	1474
2.	Evidencing the effects of maintained nursery schools' roles in Early Years sector improvements	550	291
3.	Just How Important Is Ethics Within Early Childhood Research and Professionalism	446	335
4.	Success With Your Early Years Research Project	371
5.	Exploring Drivers and Barriers: Working in Multiprofessional Teams to Support Children and Families	363	76
6.	Using Rhizomatic Thinking in Early Childhood Pedagogy to Avoid Making Other into Same	353	1042
7.	Teaching Assistants, respected enough to teach, but not enough to be paid accordingly	340	102
8.	A Whole School Approach to Language Development in the Early Years: Professional Development in Action	335	1
9.	An Integrated Early Year Professional Status Pathway Pilot Project: Centre for Early Childhood, Institute of Education	332	161
10.	Research and the Early Years Practitioner-Researcher	327
11.	Expressing Personal Values and Beliefs - the Essential Position of the Researcher	295
12.	Working with the Local Authority to Support the Training of Early Years Professionals	276
13.	Improving Quality in the Early Years, Starting with the Student Experience	265
14.	Insights into Positive Approaches to Parent Partnership Working in UK Nursery Schools	255	273
15.	Conducting Ethical Professional Inquiry Alongside Children: Children as Fellow Researchers	254	56
16.	Training: Better Together - Collaborative Working	240	2
17.	Brokering Boundary Encounters	237
18.	Supporting Parents to use Schema Theory to Understand and Manage Challenging Behaviour in the Home	233	2
19.	Preparing students for the ‘emotion work’ of early years practice	226	4
20.	The Responsibility of the Practice-based Researcher	219
21.	Collaborations: providing emotional support to senior leaders	213	225
22.	A human approach to restructuring the education system: why schools in England need social pedagogy.	210	33
23.	Why is Research Still Invisible in Further Education?	209	484
24.	'You have to find the right words to be honest’: nurturing relationships between teachers and parents of children with Special Educational Needs	208	321
25.	Breaking the Silence: Providing Authentic Opportunities for Parents to be Heard	206	103
26.	Ethicality, Research and Emotional Impoverishment in a Technological Era	201	1
27.	Your Guide to Successful Postgraduate Study	200	1
28.	Should we Consider Rhizomatic Thinking When Educating Young Minds?	193	4
29.	The role of emotions in building new knowledge and developing young children’s understanding	187	204
30.	Investigating Specialist School Ethos…Or Do You Mean Culture?	187
31.	But What if They Don’t Ask the Right Questions? Problems of Power and Control in Researching with Children	184	1
32.	Building a positive community culture: the role leader collaborations across primary schools can play in developing community cohesion	184	1
33.	Elitism, Inclusion and the Specialist School	184
34.	Researching in School – Creating a Meaningful School/University Alliance: a Reflection	183	113
35.	“What is left…?”: The Implications of Losing Maintained Nursery Schools for Vulnerable Children and Families in England	181	41
36.	Taking a Collaborative Approach to Our Students’ Research in Education Settings	178	869
37.	What is it that we still don’t get? – Relational pedagogy and why relationships and connections matter in early childhood	177	4
38.	How subject leader collaborations across schools can act as a source of personal and curriculum development	171	1
39.	Ethics in Education : Contemporary Perspectives on Research, Pedagogy and Leadership	168
40.	Creating Authentic Relationships with Parents of Young Children	167
41.	Preparing university students for the moral responsibility of early years education	163	85
42.	What role do maintained nursery schools play in Early Years sector improvements?	155	51
43.	Teaching lads’ lads and girly-girls: why recognising and tackling gender stereotypes still matters in education	147	638
44.	‘Small successes make it worthwhile’: The rewards and challenges of the SENCo role in a primary school in England	147	227
45.	‘Occasionally there are moments of light’: the challenges of primary school teaching in England, and the factors that motivate teachers to stay in the profession	135	91
46.	Lessons Learned from Researching, Writing and Publishing with Undergraduate Students in Higher Education	132	99
47.	Exploring and Celebrating the Early Childhood Practitioner	130
48.	Editorial	121
49.	Keeping the child in mind in multi-professional working: Valuing the viewpoints of children and their parents	118	84
50.	The Messiness of Ethics in Education	110	101
51.	Heading for Burnout: The Early Years Workforce in England post COVID-19	106	43
52.	‘It’s a struggle’ – the role of the school Health and Well-being Lead in supporting families in poverty	103	352
53.	Editorial	92
54.	Highly skilled, underappreciated: The Early Years workforce in England	89	1
55.	Conducting ethical professional inquiry alongside children: Children as fellow researchers	88	20
56.	Editorial	81
57.	Worcester Community Trust - Wellbeing Jobs Club Evaluation Report	74	10
58.	“It’s a struggle”: Supporting children and families in poverty	74
59.	Sustainability Education for Children and Young People: Educating for the Environmental Crisis	64
60.	“Oh … that Mommy needs a bit of help as well”: why every school needs a health and wellbeing lead	62	33
61.	Accountability, scapegoating and encouraging rebellious joys: Teaching in England	62	8
62.	Book review: Slow knowledge and the unhurried child: Time for slow pedagogies in early childhood education, by Alison Clark	57	28
63.	Embedding sustainability in the Early Years curriculum: The Curiosity Approach and its foundations in the work of education pioneers	32
64.	Steiner Waldorf: Distance Travelled - An evaluative review of progress from 2018-2024	28	14
65.	The Cavalier Club: University of Worcester Evaluation	25
66.	A relationship- based approach to tackling unemployment in disadvantaged communities	24
67.	A sector in crisis: Early Childhood Education and Care Post-Pandemic	19	1
68.	Designing education experiences with horses to develop social skills and emotional wellbeing: supporting the most vulnerable	14	1

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