Settings-Based Research
Examples of research happening in Bristol early years settingsGlenfrome Primary School BBAP Case Study
Glenfrome Primary are part of the North Hub for the boys’ project. In their sub hub group it was decided to investigate Fine Motor Control of all children on entry to school in September. The aim was to see if there was a correlation between fine motor control and...
Brentry and Henbury Children’s Centre BBAP Case Study
This research from Brentry and Henbury Children’s Centre was led by Charlotte Van Wely and Rachel Hehir. The research set out to enable the team to develop a deeper understanding of the stage of development of pre-school boys in the area of reading and how this stage...
Knowle West BBAP Sub-Group Action Research
Following the first South Bristol hub meeting for the Boys’ Project, groups of schools formed sub groups with children’s centres where there was a shared area of interest for action research. Knowle West and Redcliffe Children’s Centres collaborated with Connaught...
A Bristol Childminder’s Research: Autonomy with Food
Researcher(s): Millie Colwey Setting: Millie's Garden: Early Childhood Care & Education Outdoors Status: Colwey, M. (2017) Autonomy with Food: How the social, emotional and physical environment may promote wellbeing during mealtimes. Millie Colwey has...
Children’s social literacies
Researcher(s): Worthington, M. and Van Oers, B. Setting(s): Redcliffe Nursery School and Children’s Centre Status: TBC Worthington, M. and Van Oers, B. (2016) Children’s social literacies: Meaning making and the emergence of graphical signs and texts in...
Pretend play and the cultural foundations of mathematics
Researcher(s): Worthington, M. and Van Oers, B. Setting(s): Redcliffe Nursery School and Children’s Centre Status: TBC Worthington, M. and Van Oers, B. (2016) Pretend play and the cultural foundations of mathematics. European Early Childhood Research Association...
TACTYC Conference 4 November 2017
This conference is to be held on 4th November, 2017 (at the ICC Birmingham) and the Conference Themesare: Young Children’s Worlds; Early Childhood Professionals for 21st Century Children; Challenges and Opportunities in Early Childhood. TACTYC is delighted to present...
Seeing the Maths
Researcher(s): Helen Barnett, Judy Burton and Beth Setting(s): Status: Ongoing The research team profiles Beth has worked in a variety of settings within Early Years for 15 years. These include pre-school, Sure Start Children’s Centres, a Primary School and private...
Mathematical engagement
Researcher(s): Kirsty Damsel Setting(s): Redfield Educate Together Status: Ongoing Kirsty would like to find ways to open up the maths in the classroom so that the children are choosing to do maths during their independent learning. She has looked at many questions...
Developing how children see themselves as mathematicians?
Researcher(s): Aggie Bennet Setting(s): Brunel Field Primary Status: Findings published Sub question How can this affect their mathematical play? The aim is to develop children's independent exploration and seeing the maths in what they are doing so they choose to...
Glenfrome Primary School BBAP Case Study
Glenfrome Primary are part of the North Hub for the boys’ project. In their sub hub group it was decided to investigate Fine Motor Control of all children on entry to school in September. The aim was to see if there was a correlation between fine motor control and...
Brentry and Henbury Children’s Centre BBAP Case Study
This research from Brentry and Henbury Children’s Centre was led by Charlotte Van Wely and Rachel Hehir. The research set out to enable the team to develop a deeper understanding of the stage of development of pre-school boys in the area of reading and how this stage...
Knowle West BBAP Sub-Group Action Research
Following the first South Bristol hub meeting for the Boys’ Project, groups of schools formed sub groups with children’s centres where there was a shared area of interest for action research. Knowle West and Redcliffe Children’s Centres collaborated with Connaught...
A Bristol Childminder’s Research: Autonomy with Food
Researcher(s): Millie Colwey Setting: Millie's Garden: Early Childhood Care & Education Outdoors Status: Colwey, M. (2017) Autonomy with Food: How the social, emotional and physical environment may promote wellbeing during mealtimes. Millie Colwey has...
Children’s social literacies
Researcher(s): Worthington, M. and Van Oers, B. Setting(s): Redcliffe Nursery School and Children’s Centre Status: TBC Worthington, M. and Van Oers, B. (2016) Children’s social literacies: Meaning making and the emergence of graphical signs and texts in...
Pretend play and the cultural foundations of mathematics
Researcher(s): Worthington, M. and Van Oers, B. Setting(s): Redcliffe Nursery School and Children’s Centre Status: TBC Worthington, M. and Van Oers, B. (2016) Pretend play and the cultural foundations of mathematics. European Early Childhood Research Association...
TACTYC Conference 4 November 2017
This conference is to be held on 4th November, 2017 (at the ICC Birmingham) and the Conference Themesare: Young Children’s Worlds; Early Childhood Professionals for 21st Century Children; Challenges and Opportunities in Early Childhood. TACTYC is delighted to present...
Seeing the Maths
Researcher(s): Helen Barnett, Judy Burton and Beth Setting(s): Status: Ongoing The research team profiles Beth has worked in a variety of settings within Early Years for 15 years. These include pre-school, Sure Start Children’s Centres, a Primary School and private...
Mathematical engagement
Researcher(s): Kirsty Damsel Setting(s): Redfield Educate Together Status: Ongoing Kirsty would like to find ways to open up the maths in the classroom so that the children are choosing to do maths during their independent learning. She has looked at many questions...
Developing how children see themselves as mathematicians?
Researcher(s): Aggie Bennet Setting(s): Brunel Field Primary Status: Findings published Sub question How can this affect their mathematical play? The aim is to develop children's independent exploration and seeing the maths in what they are doing so they choose to...
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- Seeing the Maths
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- A mastery approach
- Encouraging maths in free flow
- The adult role in supporting children’s independent mathematical thinking
- Developing children’s mark making
- The adult role in supporting children’s mathematical enquiry
- Supporting parents with children’s maths
- Variations in assessment with different assessment criteria
- Developing mathematical language and reasoning
- Encouraging independent problem solving
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- Mathematically informed data
- Mathematical play
- Inside v. outside mathematical provision
- Data handling and mathematical representations
- (Re)configuring quality: From a hegemonic framework to story telling
- Mathematically rich environments
- Speedwell Nursery School and Children’s Centre Allotment Project
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- A Bristol Childminder’s Research: Autonomy with Food
- Children’s social literacies
- Pretend play and the cultural foundations of mathematics
- Dialogue and Participation in Young Children
- Crescent moon and star: Working towards intercultural approaches in early childhood music education.
- The genesis of mathematical semiosis in early childhood.
- Infant Feeding Practices among Somali-born women now resident in Bristol
- Visible Thinking: the Performance Arts Club
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