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
Conference poster
24/09/25
A conference poster showcasing highlights from the team's September 2025 conference attendance
New Infographic: The Cycle of Meaningful Children's Participation
17/09/25
Building upon data from an upcoming academic paper, this infographic 'The Cycle of Meaningful Children's Participation' proposes a new model to enable children's participation in educational practice
EECERA Conference 2025 Guest Blog: -“The teacher has to choose”
03/09/25
This new blog written by co-investigator Dr Jacky Tyrie and published as part of EECERA's 'Guest blog' series ahead of their 2025 conference serves as a precursor to academic articles set to be published later this year!
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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.
