Abigail Horn
@abigailatelier.bsky.social
Artist/designer for young audiences, Early Years Atelierista, sometimes lecturer. Pedagogy, art, well-being and play in nurseries and public cultural spaces. EYTS. Museum/gallery educator for V&A, Orleans House and RMG. https://linktr.ee/abigailhorn
I’m delighted to be opening I Did It! My interactive installation for young children and their families at The Children’s Art School Makerworld Gallery in Huddersfield tomorrow.
September 25, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I’m delighted to be opening I Did It! My interactive installation for young children and their families at The Children’s Art School Makerworld Gallery in Huddersfield tomorrow.
September 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
www.leyf.org.uk/news/can-ref... Just had a largely sleepless night after having my attention drawn to this. A gleeful account of the Reform UK conference by an influential figure in the EY sector and expert in social justice.
Can Reform channel the march of the mums into a movement that can govern?
Musings from the Reform Conference, Birmingham NEC, 5th September On Friday morning, I boarded the train to Birmingham to attend the Reform Conference. Part of our role is to keep track of the wider…
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September 15, 2025 at 6:07 AM
www.leyf.org.uk/news/can-ref... Just had a largely sleepless night after having my attention drawn to this. A gleeful account of the Reform UK conference by an influential figure in the EY sector and expert in social justice.
I’m probably very late to the party here, but this is fascinating vm.tiktok.com/ZNdXTu4Kb/ Iceland’s Hjalli approach to early years, subverting traditional gender roles.
TikTok - Make Your Day
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August 25, 2025 at 7:48 AM
I’m probably very late to the party here, but this is fascinating vm.tiktok.com/ZNdXTu4Kb/ Iceland’s Hjalli approach to early years, subverting traditional gender roles.
Hello. Just wondering if any other art/play/childhood/materiality/object - based freelancers have problems keeping their (essential) work stuff organised. Sometimes I can’t even begin to think about how to categorise and store it.
May 25, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Hello. Just wondering if any other art/play/childhood/materiality/object - based freelancers have problems keeping their (essential) work stuff organised. Sometimes I can’t even begin to think about how to categorise and store it.
Some quick snaps of a lovely afternoon exploring Impressionism with children age 0-5 at The National Gallery yesterday. I am blessed to be able to collaborate with some extraordinary galleries, not just in terms of spaces and collections, but also learning teams who have wonderful approaches.
May 13, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Some quick snaps of a lovely afternoon exploring Impressionism with children age 0-5 at The National Gallery yesterday. I am blessed to be able to collaborate with some extraordinary galleries, not just in terms of spaces and collections, but also learning teams who have wonderful approaches.
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"Learning through play literally builds brains. It provides children with adult-supported, open-ended activities that construct qualities such as foresight, stamina, mental and physical agility and most importantly, social and linguistic competence and emotional resilience."
#EarlyLearning
#EarlyLearning
Playing smarter: How play builds human intelligence
Learning through play literally builds brains. Policymakers and funding gatekeepers for state education programmes must understand this much better
bylines.scot
March 17, 2025 at 7:03 AM
"Learning through play literally builds brains. It provides children with adult-supported, open-ended activities that construct qualities such as foresight, stamina, mental and physical agility and most importantly, social and linguistic competence and emotional resilience."
#EarlyLearning
#EarlyLearning
Good morning. Are any academics or professionals able to signpost me to credible written analysis of the problematic nature of the word “behaviour” in early childhood education? Many thanks. Photo of lovely tree is shameless attention seeking.
March 16, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Good morning. Are any academics or professionals able to signpost me to credible written analysis of the problematic nature of the word “behaviour” in early childhood education? Many thanks. Photo of lovely tree is shameless attention seeking.
Draft Manifesto:
•Replace “School Readiness” with the term “Child Readiness”, to be applied to schools.
•Ban the media from this debate, that is already plagued by toxic misinformation.
• Gently force everyone to read the actually perfectly reasonable guidelines that already exist.
•Replace “School Readiness” with the term “Child Readiness”, to be applied to schools.
•Ban the media from this debate, that is already plagued by toxic misinformation.
• Gently force everyone to read the actually perfectly reasonable guidelines that already exist.
Toilet training and cutlery use key part of England’s ‘school-readiness skills list’
Checkpoints backed by education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, follow complaints from teachers of children arriving in nappies
www.theguardian.com
March 11, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Draft Manifesto:
•Replace “School Readiness” with the term “Child Readiness”, to be applied to schools.
•Ban the media from this debate, that is already plagued by toxic misinformation.
• Gently force everyone to read the actually perfectly reasonable guidelines that already exist.
•Replace “School Readiness” with the term “Child Readiness”, to be applied to schools.
•Ban the media from this debate, that is already plagued by toxic misinformation.
• Gently force everyone to read the actually perfectly reasonable guidelines that already exist.
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'Children and young people are being asked by the government to give their views on what matters to them.
For those aged 10-21 years old, and up to 25 years old for those with special educational needs and disabilities.
SURVEY LINK: ➡️ www.iwill.org.uk/NYS-Deliver-...
www.bbc.com/newsround/ar...
For those aged 10-21 years old, and up to 25 years old for those with special educational needs and disabilities.
SURVEY LINK: ➡️ www.iwill.org.uk/NYS-Deliver-...
www.bbc.com/newsround/ar...
March 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
'Children and young people are being asked by the government to give their views on what matters to them.
For those aged 10-21 years old, and up to 25 years old for those with special educational needs and disabilities.
SURVEY LINK: ➡️ www.iwill.org.uk/NYS-Deliver-...
www.bbc.com/newsround/ar...
For those aged 10-21 years old, and up to 25 years old for those with special educational needs and disabilities.
SURVEY LINK: ➡️ www.iwill.org.uk/NYS-Deliver-...
www.bbc.com/newsround/ar...
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🌟So I’ve recorded my first ever podcast which had just landed at the link below! I’d love to hear your thoughts… 💭💬🤔. Such a joy to share my thinking in this way.
#creativity #attunement #slowpedagogy
theoutdoorteacher.com/podcasts/epi...
#creativity #attunement #slowpedagogy
theoutdoorteacher.com/podcasts/epi...
Theoutdoorteacher.co.uk
February 27, 2025 at 8:25 AM
🌟So I’ve recorded my first ever podcast which had just landed at the link below! I’d love to hear your thoughts… 💭💬🤔. Such a joy to share my thinking in this way.
#creativity #attunement #slowpedagogy
theoutdoorteacher.com/podcasts/epi...
#creativity #attunement #slowpedagogy
theoutdoorteacher.com/podcasts/epi...
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Magic Webinar with Dr. Jools Page - Professional Love
Find out more and join us here
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February 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Magic Webinar with Dr. Jools Page - Professional Love
Find out more and join us here
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/magic-webi...
Find out more and join us here
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/magic-webi...
I admire Yoko Ono so much, her artwork has been a source of inspiration for me on many occasions.
NTS is doing a Yoko special right now;
www.nts.live/shows/in-foc...
www.nts.live/shows/in-foc...
In Focus: Yoko Ono 19th April 2019
Playing Experimental, Classic Rock, Art Rock. A two hour retrospective mix exploring the multi-disciplinary career of Yoko Ono - singer, songwriter, artist and activist.
This show is currently availa...
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February 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I admire Yoko Ono so much, her artwork has been a source of inspiration for me on many occasions.
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Anna Freud are hosting an
Early Years in Mind conference on 13/03.
Hear about toddlers and screen time, relationships as a buffer from traumatic events, and video interaction guidance.
Please share with early years practitioners who might be interested:
bookings.annafreud.org/s/event/a4VQ...
Early Years in Mind conference on 13/03.
Hear about toddlers and screen time, relationships as a buffer from traumatic events, and video interaction guidance.
Please share with early years practitioners who might be interested:
bookings.annafreud.org/s/event/a4VQ...
Bookings
bookings.annafreud.org
February 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Anna Freud are hosting an
Early Years in Mind conference on 13/03.
Hear about toddlers and screen time, relationships as a buffer from traumatic events, and video interaction guidance.
Please share with early years practitioners who might be interested:
bookings.annafreud.org/s/event/a4VQ...
Early Years in Mind conference on 13/03.
Hear about toddlers and screen time, relationships as a buffer from traumatic events, and video interaction guidance.
Please share with early years practitioners who might be interested:
bookings.annafreud.org/s/event/a4VQ...
Some of you may enjoy this excellent podcast…Experimental Tunes and Children by Jenny Pengilly AKA Colour Collider rtm.fm/listen/exper... no baby shark or cocomelon in sight.
RTM.FM | A Radio Station in Thamesmead
RTM is a radio station based in Thamesmead, SE London, run by the artist space TACO! as a platform for community-produced culture, debate, art and music.
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February 17, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Some of you may enjoy this excellent podcast…Experimental Tunes and Children by Jenny Pengilly AKA Colour Collider rtm.fm/listen/exper... no baby shark or cocomelon in sight.
Unpacking from two lovely days of Mini Play workshops for Young V&A Museum, circles and spirals theme. There are all kinds of toddler entanglements coming out of my bags.
February 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Unpacking from two lovely days of Mini Play workshops for Young V&A Museum, circles and spirals theme. There are all kinds of toddler entanglements coming out of my bags.
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I 1000% agree about books being essential to early years. I however would take that survey with a lot of salt.
Kindred has 5 trustees. Not one single one has expertise in early years education. They all work in business. I don't know what their angle is but enough red flags to make me question it.
Kindred has 5 trustees. Not one single one has expertise in early years education. They all work in business. I don't know what their angle is but enough red flags to make me question it.
February 2, 2025 at 10:20 AM
I 1000% agree about books being essential to early years. I however would take that survey with a lot of salt.
Kindred has 5 trustees. Not one single one has expertise in early years education. They all work in business. I don't know what their angle is but enough red flags to make me question it.
Kindred has 5 trustees. Not one single one has expertise in early years education. They all work in business. I don't know what their angle is but enough red flags to make me question it.
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Excellent piece on BookBrunch about the importance of books to pre-schoolers and in early years.
www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/free-ar...
www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/free-ar...
Almost half of parents believe it's not their job to teach children how to use books
BookBrunch - The publishing trade's daily news magazine
www.bookbrunch.co.uk
February 2, 2025 at 8:31 AM
🧵 I’d like to take a moment to urge anyone who’s reading the latest report on “school readiness” from Kindred Squared kindredsquared.org.uk/wp-content/u... to also read…1/8
kindredsquared.org.uk
February 2, 2025 at 10:48 AM
🧵 I’d like to take a moment to urge anyone who’s reading the latest report on “school readiness” from Kindred Squared kindredsquared.org.uk/wp-content/u... to also read…1/8
I’ve been doing a little series at my Play Tuesday sessions for the Maritime Museum that are themed around the way that EY children play with the affordances of the building. Last week we did the stairs (slinky’s were involved), this week some mirrors on the wall in the Nelson Gallery.
January 22, 2025 at 6:54 AM
I’ve been doing a little series at my Play Tuesday sessions for the Maritime Museum that are themed around the way that EY children play with the affordances of the building. Last week we did the stairs (slinky’s were involved), this week some mirrors on the wall in the Nelson Gallery.
Favourite David Lynch tribute so far m.youtube.com/watch?v=nBHK... Innovators at the Children’s Television Workshop salute a unique creator of film and television. Loved all things Henson as a child, still do. Not sure why I was allowed to watch Twin Peaks aged of 13, but I’m very glad I was.
Sesame Street: Monsterpiece Theater- Twin Beaks (HQ) (1991)
YouTube video by Treble Gnocchi
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January 19, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Favourite David Lynch tribute so far m.youtube.com/watch?v=nBHK... Innovators at the Children’s Television Workshop salute a unique creator of film and television. Loved all things Henson as a child, still do. Not sure why I was allowed to watch Twin Peaks aged of 13, but I’m very glad I was.
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A wish list for all children & young people’s education:
Arts
Care
Creativity
Critical thinking
Curiosity
Imagination
Inquiry
Intrinsic motivation
Joy
Love
Nature
Openness to possibility
Play & playfulness
Sensory, embodied & transdisciplinary learning
Valuing uncertainty
Wellbeing
Wonder
Zeal
❤️
Arts
Care
Creativity
Critical thinking
Curiosity
Imagination
Inquiry
Intrinsic motivation
Joy
Love
Nature
Openness to possibility
Play & playfulness
Sensory, embodied & transdisciplinary learning
Valuing uncertainty
Wellbeing
Wonder
Zeal
❤️
January 12, 2025 at 8:46 AM
A wish list for all children & young people’s education:
Arts
Care
Creativity
Critical thinking
Curiosity
Imagination
Inquiry
Intrinsic motivation
Joy
Love
Nature
Openness to possibility
Play & playfulness
Sensory, embodied & transdisciplinary learning
Valuing uncertainty
Wellbeing
Wonder
Zeal
❤️
Arts
Care
Creativity
Critical thinking
Curiosity
Imagination
Inquiry
Intrinsic motivation
Joy
Love
Nature
Openness to possibility
Play & playfulness
Sensory, embodied & transdisciplinary learning
Valuing uncertainty
Wellbeing
Wonder
Zeal
❤️