CSPACE Blog
The Centre for the Study of Practice and Culture in Education (CSPACE) is a community of researchers, lecturers, practitioners and students committed to exploring culture and practice across a wide spectrum of educational settings. This blog will offer insight into our inventive and creative approaches to research, as well as promoting our work on inclusion and social justice across a range of educational fields.
Children and young people re-visualising inclusion
A blog outlining photo-elicitation research on inclusive practice conducted with children and young people in schools i...
Gender stereotypes in childhood: what鈥檚 the harm?
A discussion of how the perpetuation of gender stereotypes throughout society, particularly in childhood, can have a ha...
Mystery tour for a so-called 鈥淣EET鈥�
A reflection on past experiences as a young person not in employment, education or training.
Girls don't do this!
PhD student Lynn Holman-Fox reflects on her own music education experience, considering some of the barriers she faced ...
'The political catch-up': learning from parents' experiences of home-schooling children with SEND
This article challenges the political catch up and loss narratives following long periods of school closures and home-...
Tacet: Female Directors of Music in UK Independent School History.
This reflection examines intersections between independent school songs, those who wrote and taught them and the role o...
All Born Equal? Tackling social inequalities from birth to five to safeguard lifelong wellbeing
This post discusses the importance of highlighting and tackling social and health inequalities before a child reaches ...
A reflection on coping with adult physical impairment
A reflection on coping with adult physical impairment.
Inform, Educate, Entertain: The BBC at the end of history
This post links the founding principles of the BBC with Adam Curtis鈥檚 latest documentary and its wider application to ...
Visiting Manor Church of England Academy: thoughts about music technology and gender
Although it feels like a lifetime ago now due to Covid-19 restrictions - I used to have the privilege of visiting music...
From practitioner inquiry on doctoral supervision into an internally funded creative research project
In 2015, BCU developed a community of practice model for the professional development of doctoral supervisors. This mo...
4:1 gets the job done-right?
Within the myriad of thoughts, emotions and perceptions around what behaviour management entails, through my own exper...
Co-developing students and staff classroom consciousness 鈥� some key ingredients
Student-staff collaboration in learning and teaching has been an influential movement in UK higher education (HE) parti...
Spinning the child: musical constructions of childhood through records, radio and television
Liam Maloy will present his new book: " Spinning the Child : Musical Constructions of Childhood through Records, Radio ...
Coming soon 鈥� the BCU School of Education journal magazine!
The BCU Education journal magazine that will contain research based articles that can be used by teachers and easily r...