The Course Team

The course has been designed and developed by Professor Cathy Nutbrown [BEd, MEd, PhD]. She was previously an early years teacher and has experience of LEA work in in-service training and development with teachers, multi-disciplinary training on early literacy, parental involvement and other early childhood issues. Current research interests include, curriculum, children´s rights, comparative approaches to teaching and learning, arts and learning, inclusion, and family literacy. Publications include: Early Childhood Education: History, Philosophy and Experience (2008); Threads of Thinking (2006); Experiencing Reggio Emilia (2001) Inclusion in the Early Years (2006), Key Concepts in ECEC (2005), Family Literacy Work with Parents (2005) A Students´ Guide to Methodology (2007) and Research Studies in Early Childhood Education (2002). Cathy is Editor- in-Chief of the Journal of Early Childhood Research.

The Course is directed by Dr Jools Page, Lecturer in Early Childhood Education and formerly Senior Early Years Foundation Stage Consultant (Birth to Three) in Kent. The team also includes Professor Peter Hannon and Professor Jackie Marsh. The teaching team has an established national and international reputation in teaching, researching and publishing in a range of early childhood topics including birth to three, family literacy, digital literacies, bilingualism, inclusion and play.

Professor Cathy Nutbrown

Dr Jools Page

Dr Rachael Levy

Professor Jackie Marsh