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In this blog post I explain the struggle to have one word – cynefin – accepted into the Curriculum for Wales. I was lucky enough to be involved in writing the new curriculum and, as a former...
Continue reading blog postEducation plays an important role in the Curriculum for Wales, developing the relationship of children and young people to their community, which is captured in the Welsh word ‘cynefin’...
Continue reading blog postCynefin can be interpreted in many ways. This blog post explores our understanding of cynefin as permeating across government policy, national institutions and local communities, filtering through...
Continue reading blog postThe 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...
Continue reading blog postDavid Egan is Professor of Education at Cardiff Metropolitan University. For 13 years at the start of his career he was a teacher and school leader in two highly disadvantaged schools in the South...
Wales is in a time of unprecedented curriculum reform. In September 2022 Wales started the roll-out of their reformed Curriculum for Wales (CfW). This purpose-led curriculum is designed to be...
Continue reading blog postSunday 8 September 2024 Pre-Conference Workshops 08:00 – 17:30 Â鶹ÒùÔº/WERA Pre-Conference and Conference Registration 08:30 – 12:30 Successful Academic Publishing: A...
This writing retreat createed a productive environment for participants to write. There were quiet spaces to write, with short spaces to share tips and tools, to overcome writing blocks, and to...
Dr Michelle Brinn is a lecturer in the Early Childhood Studies and Education Studies at Swansea University. She is programme director for the Professional Doctorate in Education and has worked as...
Dr Jacky Tyrie is a senior lecturer in Early Childhood Studies at Swansea University. Her teaching focuses on children’s rights and the early years from a sociological and geographical...
Dr Kevin Palmer is Deputy Director for Pedagogy, Leadership and Professional Learning in the Welsh Government. Having secured a PhD in Literary Theory and qualified to teach in further education...
Chantelle Haughton is the Director and Founder of DARPL (Diversity and Anti-Racist Professional Learning). Chantelle is a principal lecturer in Early Years Education at Cardiff Metropolitan...
