Teacher shortages, political instability, emerging global crises and the aftermath of the pandemic have created significant ...

In times of crisis, silence is never neutral, it is complicit. As we bear witness to the ongoing genocide in Gaza, what’s unfolding is not only a humanitarian catastrophe but also an assault ...

Dr Babak Dadvand is a Senior Lecturer in Teacher Education at La Trobe University. His research centres on equity and social ...

Kristine Alexandra is a final-year PhD candidate in the Faculty of Education at Monash University in Australia. She is the recipient of the Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship, which ...

The BERA Educational Research Book of the Year Award recognises and celebrates excellence in educational research publishing.

Government policy for early childhood education and care (ECEC) in England often focuses on group-based settings such as nurseries (Penn, 2024). However, much childcare takes place within ...

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Rosa Schling works for On The Record. We write as activists, advocates and historians about the ongoing impact of strike ...

A crisis exists relating to the status of qualifications and pay in the early childhood education and care (ECEC) workforce in England (Nutbrown, 2021) marked by both low pay and morale. In ...

This special issue arose from critical dialogue about injustice in the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector in England between diverse people engaged in practice, research ...

Sara Mendes is a campaigner with the Nanny Solidarity Network and a researcher at the University of Birmingham, specialising in migration and workers’ rights. She draws on seven years ...

Lavern Johnson is a final-year undergraduate student on the Early Childhood Studies BA(Hons) at the University of East London ...