Embedding Children's Participative Rights in Practice
About the Project
We are an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funded research project spanning across four universities with a focus on young children’s participation rights in the lower primary setting. Our research aims to establish teaching practices that embed young children's participative rights in classrooms and schools. We are working with a range of individuals and organisations across the project such as teachers, higher education institutions, professional learning opportunities and of course children.
On our website you can find out more about all parts of the project, including information on our team, funders, and partners. We are also a centre for all things related to children’s participation in schools, with our resource hub designed to provide valuable information and for those interested in promoting and fostering children's participation rights in educational settings. In addition to the resources, the project also has blogs, vlogs, and podcasts about our research. Please also explore the information about events and news including upcoming training sessions, conferences and webinars in the News section of the website.
Latest News & Events
Children and Families Research Centre International Child and Family Conference
02/04/25
Book your place at this exciting new conference hosted by the University of Bristol. We will be in attendance and holding a symposia which we are really excited for, we hope to see some of you there!
Textbook release - “Exploring the Pedagogy of Learning and Playing Outdoors: Questions of Purpose and Intention”.
02/04/25
We recommend checking out this textbook by co-investigator, Dr Jane Waters-Davies
CPiS Policy Briefing
11/02/25
Press Release: The team have created a policy briefing from our findings of a legislative and policy analysis of Welsh education documentation. Check out the policy briefing and please share with interested colleagues!
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Project Partners
This website was designed for the Children’s Participation in Schools research project; a collaborative project among the University of the West of England, Swansea University, University of Wales Trinity Saint David and Cardiff Metropolitan University, funded by the Education Research Programme at the Economic Social Research Council.
