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Malomo, Michelle ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8455-2587, Bracken, Sean ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3417-4899, Richardson, Emma ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7409-778X, Stobbs, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9032-5340, Mauro-Bracken, Lisa ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4463-5265, Harris, J., Pearlgin, G. and Collier, K. (2026) Playful Communities - Universally Co-Designed Playful Spaces: Reimagining Public Spaces With Children And Communities. Project Report. Co-produced by University of Gloucestershire and University of Worcester, Play Worcester CIO. (Unpublished)
Prowle, Alison and Stobbs, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9032-5340 (2025) Supporting Children’s Mental Health and Wellbeing: Therapeutic Approaches for Working with Children and Families. Routledge, London. ISBN ISBN: 978-1-032-60569-2 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-032-60568-5 (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-003-45966-8 (ebk)
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
Sutton-Tsang, Samantha ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0302-7842 and Stobbs, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9032-5340 (2024) Social Pedagogy: Hope for a sector in crisis. In: Early Childhood Studies Degree Network Conference 2024, 26th January 2024, Online. (Unpublished)
Sutton-Tsang, Samantha ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0302-7842, Stobbs, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9032-5340 and Collier, Kate (2024) Written Evidence Submitted by Play Worcester [CBE 025]: Inquiry into ‘The experiences of children and young people of their built environment’. Documentation. House of Commons, London.
Stobbs, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9032-5340 (2023) Gypsy, Roma, Traveller Displacement. In: Narrative Inquiry of Displacement: Stories of Challenge, Change and Resilience. Routledge, 2023, pp. 59-75. ISBN 978-0-367-17371-5
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, 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)
Gallagher, Stuart and Stobbs, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9032-5340 (2023) Creating hope in dystopia: Utopia as Method as social pedagogy in early childhood studies. International Journal of Social Pedagogy, 12 (1). ISSN 2051-5804
Gallagher, Stuart and Stobbs, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9032-5340 (2023) Creating Hope in Dystopia: Utopia as Method as social pedagogy in Early Childhood Studies. International Journal of Social Pedagogy, 12 (1). pp. 1-12. ISSN 2051-5804
Stobbs, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9032-5340 (2023) Social Pedagogy and Ethics. In: Ethics in Education : Contemporary Perspectives on Research, Pedagogy and Leadership. Ethics International Press Ltd. UK, Bradford, pp. 1-24. ISBN 978-1-871891-61-4
Alcock, S. and Stobbs, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9032-5340 (2019) Rethinking Play as Pedagogy. Thinking About Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education . Routledge, London. ISBN Paperback: 9781138319226 Hardback: 9781138319219
Reed, Michael and Stobbs, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9032-5340 (2017) Pedagogic Documentation and Student Learning. In: Pedagogical Documentation in Early Years Practice: Seeing Through Multiple Perspectives. SAGE, Los Angeles. ISBN Paperback: 978-1-47394-461-9
Walker, Rosie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1356-3366, Reed, Michael and Stobbs, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9032-5340 (2017) Knowledge and Practice of Pedagogical Documentation: Professional Development for Educators. In: Pedagogical Documentation in Early Years Practice. Sage, London. ISBN 9781473944619
Stobbs, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9032-5340, Harvell, Janet and Reed, Michael (2017) Developing Pedagogical Documentation within the EYFS Curriculum Framework. In: Pedagogical Documentation in Early Years Practice: Seeing Through Multiple Perspectives. SAGE Publications Ltd, London, pp. 41-54. ISBN Paperback: 978-1-47394-461-9
Musgrave, Jackie, Savin-Baden, Maggi and Stobbs, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9032-5340 (2017) Studying for Your Early Years Degree Skills and Knowledge for Becoming an Effective Early Years Practitioner. Early Years . Critical Publishing, St Albans. ISBN 9781911106425
Stobbs, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9032-5340 and Gallagher, Stuart (2017) Assessment and Feedback. In: Studying for Your Early Years Degree: Skills and Knowledge for Becoming an Effective Practitioner. Early Years . Critical Publishing, St Albans, pp. 69-80. ISBN 9781911106425
Stobbs, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9032-5340 and Musgrave, Jackie (2017) Learning in the Workplace. In: Studying for Your Early Years Degree: Skills and Knowledge for Becoming an Effective Practitioner. Early Years . Critical Publishing, St Albans, pp. 133-144. ISBN 9781911106425
Stobbs, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9032-5340 and Prowle, Alison (2016) Becoming a Kinship Carer – Education and Support Needs of Grandparents Who Are Parenting. International Journal of Birth and Parent Education, 4 (2). pp. 23-26. ISSN 2054-0779 Online: 2054-0787
Stobbs, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9032-5340 (2015) Using Peer to Peer Support to Help Prepare Early Years Students for a Successful Work-based Learning Experience. In: 25th EECERA annual conference 'Innovation, experimentation and adventure in early childhood', 7th - 10th September 2015, Barcelona.
Stobbs, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9032-5340 and Musgrave, Jackie (2015) Proper Placements. Nursery World. ISSN 0029-6422
Musgrave, Jackie and Stobbs, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9032-5340 (2015) Early Years Placements: a Critical Guide to an Outstanding Work-based Learning Experience. Early Years . Critical Publishing, St Albans. ISBN 9781909682658
Stobbs, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9032-5340 (2014) Does our Preparation of Early Years Students for Work-based Learning (WBL) Align with Practitioners' Expectations? In: TACTYC 2014 Conference Successful Pedagogy: Advocating for strong evidence to support early learning, 1st November 2014, International Conference Centre, Birmingham. (Unpublished)
Stobbs, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9032-5340 (2013) Interfering or Intervening? Using Research to Inform Research; a Personal Journey to Create a Living Educational Theory on How Best to Support Children Displaying Social Withdrawal. In: TACTYC 2013 Conference The Early Years Continuum: Exploring and valuing high quality practice and research in early years, 1st - 2nd Nov 2013, Birmingham.

My Most Viewed As Author

#	Item title
1.	Studying for Your Early Years Degree Skills and Knowledge for Becoming an Effective Early Years Practitioner	605
2.	Becoming a Kinship Carer – Education and Support Needs of Grandparents Who Are Parenting	339	159
3.	Pedagogic Documentation and Student Learning	304
4.	Developing Pedagogical Documentation within the EYFS Curriculum Framework	303	6
5.	A human approach to restructuring the education system: why schools in England need social pedagogy.	289	47
6.	Early Years Placements: a Critical Guide to an Outstanding Work-based Learning Experience	267
7.	Rethinking Play as Pedagogy	249
8.	Social Pedagogy and Ethics	225	265
9.	Assessment and Feedback	223
10.	Knowledge and Practice of Pedagogical Documentation: Professional Development for Educators	207
11.	Gypsy, Roma, Traveller Displacement	202	2
12.	Interfering or Intervening? Using Research to Inform Research; a Personal Journey to Create a Living Educational Theory on How Best to Support Children Displaying Social Withdrawal	198	81
13.	Does our Preparation of Early Years Students for Work-based Learning (WBL) Align with Practitioners' Expectations?	194	328
14.	Proper Placements	192
15.	Using Peer to Peer Support to Help Prepare Early Years Students for a Successful Work-based Learning Experience	187	39
16.	Creating hope in dystopia: Utopia as Method as social pedagogy in early childhood studies	178	17
17.	Heading for Burnout: The Early Years Workforce in England post COVID-19	170	103
18.	Learning in the Workplace	138
19.	Creating Hope in Dystopia: Utopia as Method as social pedagogy in Early Childhood Studies	131	43
20.	Highly skilled, underappreciated: The Early Years workforce in England	126	1
21.	Supporting Children’s Mental Health and Wellbeing: Therapeutic Approaches for Working with Children and Families	62
22.	Written Evidence Submitted by Play Worcester [CBE 025]: Inquiry into ‘The experiences of children and young people of their built environment’	46	1
23.	Social Pedagogy: Hope for a sector in crisis	43
24.	Playful Communities - Universally Co-Designed Playful Spaces: Reimagining Public Spaces With Children And Communities	18	11

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