Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy 0-11 Years

Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy 0-11 Years The Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy works to improve pedagogy for children from birth to eleven years, particularly children living with disadvantage.

๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฅ๐ž: ๐…๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌWhen a school closes, it's not jus...
02/08/2026

๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฅ๐ž: ๐…๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ

When a school closes, it's not just a building that disappears. It's a food bank, a breakfast club, a place where generations get to know each other.

In this thought-provoking article for The Conversation UK, Alice Bradbury and Eleanor Fagan look at what happens to communities when local schools shut their doors, and why it matters which schools close, not just how many.

Schools provide a link between generations in a local area.

"Once children discover that their voice matters, there is no telling where it might take them." ๐Ÿ’ฌ In a moving new blog,...
01/08/2026

"Once children discover that their voice matters, there is no telling where it might take them." ๐Ÿ’ฌ

In a moving new blog, Charlotte Hacking shares the story of a child in her Year 2 class who found his way into reading and writing through poetry, and makes the case for why poetry deserves a much bigger place in every child's school life.

This CPS Special is a slightly longer blog from Charlotte Hacking. There is one child I have taught this year in my Year 2 class who has exemplified everything I have ever believed about the importโ€ฆ

๐Š๐ž๐ž๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐š๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐: ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‡๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌWhat if singing, poetr...
25/07/2026

๐Š๐ž๐ž๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐š๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐: ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‡๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ

What if singing, poetry and rhythm play a bigger role in learning to read than we once thought?

Professor Usha Goswami's keynote will explore the latest neuroscience of language development and what it means for primary education. Discover how rhythm shapes children's learning and gain fresh perspectives to take back to your classroom.

๐Ÿ“… 19 November 2026 | ๐Ÿ“ The British Library | In-person

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Early bird tickets available until 31 July

Book your place and view the full programme here: https://www.bloomsburytheatre.com/event/2026/11/hhcp-conference-2026

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