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Gil Fewings

Gil Fewings is the archivist for Plymouth Marjon University and is an archaeologist and former occupational therapist. Prior to her role at Plymouth Marjon, she worked with a wide range of...

Boundary crossings with artists, teachers and children: Integrating creative pedagogies for young people’s wellbeing

Â鶹ÒùÔº Conference 2023

Global organisations (OECD, 2018) highlight the need for renewed focus on creativity and wellbeing in education. While Wales and Scotland have innovated their curriculum to reflect a stronger...

Simon Probert

Simon Probert is currently in the final year of his Doctorate in Education at the University of Bath. He is a research-practitioner and has spent the past 12 years working in British International...

Robert Eaglestone

Robert Eaglestone is Professor of Contemporary Literature and Thought at Royal Holloway, University of London. He works on contemporary literature and literary theory, contemporary philosophy and...

Programme now live: Â鶹ÒùÔº Conference 2024 and WERA Focal Meeting

PROGRAMME NOW LIVE The Â鶹ÒùÔº-WERA 2024 Conference programme is now live online. This year's conference is set up to be our biggest one yet and we have a fantastic array of presentations,...

Â鶹ÒùÔº Artificial Intelligence (AI) Statement

Generative AI tools have rapidly evolved and are increasingly integrated into academic life through research, writing and review processes. Their use must be approached with transparency, caution...

Do I finally feel a sense of cynefin?

The Curriculum for Wales defines cynefin as ‘the place where we belong, where the people and landscape around us are familiar, and the sights and sounds are reassuringly recognisable’. My...

Editorial: Doing cynefin: Exploring ideas on belonging, connectedness and community in the Curriculum for Wales

Wales is a small country that is distinctive in its landscape, culture and language. This gives the notion of place a particular resonance in Wales and reinforces the significance of local...

Katie Major-Smith

Katie Major-Smith is a PhD candidate at Plymouth Marjon University and the Research and Evaluation Lead for UKRI NetworkPlus in Circular Fashion and Textiles at the University of Plymouth. She is...

Diversity and Anti-Racist Professional Learning (DARPL): Establishing anti-racist education, through the lens of cynefin

It is clear that cynefin/belonging lies at the heart of the Curriculum for Wales and is at the core of DARPL. As a result, a sense of cynefin for Welsh learners and educators is a powerful...

Can the Curriculum for Wales and ‘cynefin’ enable children’s participative rights in schools?

When considered in conjunction with a long-standing commitment to children’s rights by the Welsh Government, the development of the Curriculum for Wales (CfW) may be a perfect opportunity for...

Doing cynefin: Exploring ideas on belonging, connectedness and community in the Curriculum for Wales

Wales is a small country that is distinctive in its landscape, culture and language. This gives the notion of place a particular resonance in Wales and reinforces the significance of local...