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We’re recruiting!
We’re recruiting for a part time Editorial Assistant & Membership Officer (EECERA)
We’re hiring - Administrator
CREC is looking to employ one full-time administrator (or two part-time) to support its national and international work with responsibility for 2 key areas – Academic journal admin and course admin.
We’re hiring - Conference & Events Officer (Maternity Cover)
The Centre for Research in Early Childhood (CREC) is looking to employ a full time* Conference & Events Officer (in the capacity of maternity cover 9-12 months) to support the organisation's national and international work.
Attend and present at BECERA 2022
BECERA is a forum designed for students, researchers and practitioners to enquire and discuss current and emerging research, new concepts and challenges relevant to their study and work with young children and families. It is also a great opportunity to network and present your own research.
Reflections on my teacher training journey
CREC SCITT’s graduate, Yazmin Hunter, now a Reception teacher working at Whitely Abbey Primary School in Coventry, shares her trainee teacher journey which she successfully completed last year.
The Walk - a travelling festival of art and hope in support of refugees
Through a personal connection with the charity Good Chance, EECERA Children from Refugee or Migrant Backgrounds Special Interest Group (SIG) were introduced to their latest creative work ‘The Walk’, an 8000km walk of welcome by little Amal, a 3.5 m puppet of a 9-year-old Syrian refugee girl.
Birth to Five Matters is launched
A new report on the crisis in the early years workforce has revealed that without immediate intervention, the sector is at risk of becoming unsustainable.
Easter Holidays Closure Notice
Firstly, as we pass the 12 month anniversary since the UK first went into lockdown, we would like to applaud all our students for the way in which they have balanced the competing pressures of professional, personal and academic life during a period like no other.
Developing a qualified workforce – the ongoing success of the CME:EC
As the Certificate for Music Educators: Early Childhood course reaches its fifth year, there is much to celebrate!
COVID 19 updates
19-Mar-2020
-Monday 30 November-
In light of the latest Government rules for tiers and guidance on continued home based working where possible, and because we know how important a safe environment to learn and interact with your fellow students and tutors is, we are extending online face-to-face delivery of all our scheduled MA sessions until the end of February. All our students will receive further information regarding this via an email update. Please also refer to Moodle for all the latest guidance.
My PhD journey - Sharon Colilles
In this featured post, Sharon Colilles recalls her thoughts and experiences from when she first embarked on her journey, through looking back at challenges and many revisions, until her recent completion late last year.
A workforce in crisis; saving our early years
A new report on the crisis in the early years workforce has revealed that without immediate intervention, the sector is at risk of becoming unsustainable.