early years

• Doherty, A (2023) An Early Childhood Education for Sustainability resource that embeds the Sustainable Development Goals and STEM into pedagogical practice: A Northern Ireland Context

  This resource has been developed to support early years practitioners as they engage with babies, young children, and parents/carers in […]

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• McClelland, D. and Purdy, N. (2023) Back to the future: Contemporary lessons from a century of learning at Arellian, Ireland’s oldest nursery.

  This article emerges from a SCoTENS-funded research project, Contested Childhoods Across Borders and Boundaries (2019-2021), jointly conducted by Maynooth University […]

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• Walsh, G. (2021) Play in Practice during the Pandemic: Full Report

  PlayBoard NI, Stranmillis University College and the Controlled Schools’ Support Council recently embarked on a collaborative research project to examine […]

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• Walsh, G. (2011) Playful structure: a novel image of early years pedagogy for primary school classrooms

  Playful structure is a new pedagogic image representing a more balanced and integrated perspective on early years pedagogy, aiming to […]

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• McConnell (2018) Empirical studies on early intervention services for toddlers aged 24–36 months: A systematic review

  This systematic review aimed to examine empirical evidence relating to the level and developmental appropriateness of service provision for two-year-olds. […]

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• Walsh, G. (2014) Impact of a play‐based curriculum in the first two years of primary school: literacy and numeracy outcomes over seven years

  In 2000–2002 an innovative early years curriculum, the Enriched Curriculum (EC), was introduced into 120 volunteer schools across Northern Ireland, […]

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