Launch of our report into needs of/support for children and families with a parent in prison at Westminster yesterday. oro.open.ac.uk/88511/7/Evalu… Thanks @carolinenokes for sponsoring. Thanks @OfficialYSS for funding research. @OpenUni_CRC @LiaPalios @SJBennett_Psych @OU_EChildhood

How children with a parent in prison are supported and why it matters in the UK? Check @PaylerJane, Victoria Cooper and Stephanie Bennett's newly published paper via the link below: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Our new open-access article! Please share. @OUChildResearch. @SJBennett_Psych Optimal development for the children of prisoners? How children with a parent in prison are supported and why it matters - Payler - Children & Society - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Universal, holistic support during the early years makes a difference #SureStart

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If you are a new student make sure that you've had a look at the OU Ready course- it has everything you need to set you up for success 👍 (open.ac.uk)learn1.open.ac.uk/course/vie…

Our friends at the Centre for Children & Young People’s Health and Wellbeing have a free seminar happening in October- here is the information and booking details:

For children with a parent in prison, volunteer mentors provide a neutral and positive role model outside of the family home. Our mentors allow children impacted by parental imprisonment an opportunity to try new things, access resources and develop life skills. Attached is a collage of the activities one of our volunteer mentors, Rachael, has done with their mentee recently. "I love my time mentoring. Over the last year we have done so much. We have built a lovely relationship and we both really look forward to seeing each other." - Rachael If you would like to find out more about face to face mentoring in the Thames Valley area, please visit our website: childrenheardandseen.co.uk/v… or contact us at info@childrenheardandseen.co.uk.

Great idea for snook - and thank you for inviting me to write about health 🙏🙏

Congratulations to all of our students for their achievements! Nothing comes without hard work and dedication, so you should be proud of yourselves

Fantastic new course FREE for all to access!

Congratulations to our brilliant colleague @lucyRL47 who was part of the team that won this year's Outstanding Impact Research Excellence award 👏👏👏 Well done and we can't wait to see you at the award ceremony in the autumn 🏆

📢Final call for Abstracts CRC 20th Anniversary Conference 'Sharing research methods and processes for empowering children & young people' 23/10/24 Keynote speakers : Professor Carol Robinson Professor Nigel Patrick Thomas Abstract form: bit.ly/4c4Cvyy Deadline 08/07/24

Fantastic meeting at the British Library today. Dr Natalie Canning and special guest speaker Grant Gordon OBE, Chair of The Ethos Foundation presented on Early Childhood Empowerment. You can watch the online launch of Natalie's Empowerment framework here wels.open.ac.uk/research/chi…

And that’s a wrap 🙂 The dream EC@OU team have had a fantastic morning meeting and connecting with such an amazing group of early childhood education and care professionals and colleagues- excited to see what happens next 🙏🏻

New campaign launched today to persuade next Government to commit to reducing health inequalities. New data reinforces the public care about the nation's health. Sign petition at healthequals.org.uk to encourage parliamentary candidates to promote health equity.

‼️ IT’S PUBLICATION DAY ‼️ At last- you can get your hands on this great new book by our amazing team @jackiemmusgrave @JoJosephidou @lucyRL47 @BenLangdown @DrJaneDorrian Follow the link to order your copy 👍 routledge.com/Promoting-Phys…

Children living near Sure Start centres did better at GCSEs, study suggests. Closing and hollowing out Sure Start centres was a big mistake. bbc.co.uk/news/education-687…

Happy 88th birthday to my father, Bill Harding. Still pushing his boundaries by teaching himself portraiture. Inspirational ❤️

Neil Leitch on the current ‘childcare’ crisis, referring to government approach: ‘We have forgotten the child.’ When will government remember to ask what is in young children’s best interests? BBC radio 4 Today @EYAlliance

On International Women’s Day, Homestart making lives better for women @homestartuk @homestarthants home-start.org.uk/news/makin…