Nathan Archer
@nathanarcher.bsky.social
Researcher in early childhood education
Research and Policy Manager
Early Education and Childcare Coalition
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-nathan-archer-459b3b15/
Research and Policy Manager
Early Education and Childcare Coalition
All views my own
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-nathan-archer-459b3b15/
@coalitionedcare.bsky.social is leading a 3-year research and advocacy programme: ‘Building the Early Education workforce in England’. Researchers are hosting six focus groups (three each in Leeds and London) for early educators, childminders and nursery managers.
Booking details at bit.ly/42FocOo
Booking details at bit.ly/42FocOo
October 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
@coalitionedcare.bsky.social is leading a 3-year research and advocacy programme: ‘Building the Early Education workforce in England’. Researchers are hosting six focus groups (three each in Leeds and London) for early educators, childminders and nursery managers.
Booking details at bit.ly/42FocOo
Booking details at bit.ly/42FocOo
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In our latest guest blog Dr Sara Bonetti and Dr @nathanarcher.bsky.social explore the potential of an early years professional register: what it could achieve, the questions that still need to be answered, and what we can learn from other sectors.
Read the full piece here:
bit.ly/4obJyLK
Read the full piece here:
bit.ly/4obJyLK
October 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM
In our latest guest blog Dr Sara Bonetti and Dr @nathanarcher.bsky.social explore the potential of an early years professional register: what it could achieve, the questions that still need to be answered, and what we can learn from other sectors.
Read the full piece here:
bit.ly/4obJyLK
Read the full piece here:
bit.ly/4obJyLK
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Are you a male working in an early year's setting? Join our Sector Advisory Panel!
We are looking for a male nursery worker (non-managerial role), working in a PVI Setting nursery in England (outside of London) to join our advisory panel.
📅 Closing date: 28/09/25
🔗 More info: lnkd.in/emV66uXv
We are looking for a male nursery worker (non-managerial role), working in a PVI Setting nursery in England (outside of London) to join our advisory panel.
📅 Closing date: 28/09/25
🔗 More info: lnkd.in/emV66uXv
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Are you a male working in an early year's setting? Join our Sector Advisory Panel!
We are looking for a male nursery worker (non-managerial role), working in a PVI Setting nursery in England (outside of London) to join our advisory panel.
📅 Closing date: 28/09/25
🔗 More info: lnkd.in/emV66uXv
We are looking for a male nursery worker (non-managerial role), working in a PVI Setting nursery in England (outside of London) to join our advisory panel.
📅 Closing date: 28/09/25
🔗 More info: lnkd.in/emV66uXv
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September 14, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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Positive news here. There has been a lack of national vision on ECEC for too long and this plan maps the beginning of a way forward.
Giving every child the best start in life strategy
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Giving every child the best start in life strategy
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July 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Positive news here. There has been a lack of national vision on ECEC for too long and this plan maps the beginning of a way forward.
Giving every child the best start in life strategy
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/686bd6...
Giving every child the best start in life strategy
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/686bd6...
Pleased to be bringing my practice, policy and research experience together in a new role as Research and Policy Manager and joining a brilliant team at Early Education and Childcare Coalition @coalitionedcare.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Pleased to be bringing my practice, policy and research experience together in a new role as Research and Policy Manager and joining a brilliant team at Early Education and Childcare Coalition @coalitionedcare.bsky.social
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Today, on #InternationalDayofPlay, the #RaisingTheNationPlayCommission releases its excellent final report #EverythingToPlayFor, calling for a National Play Strategy for England, including a Play Sufficiency Duty. cfyl.org.uk/report/Every...
June 11, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Today, on #InternationalDayofPlay, the #RaisingTheNationPlayCommission releases its excellent final report #EverythingToPlayFor, calling for a National Play Strategy for England, including a Play Sufficiency Duty. cfyl.org.uk/report/Every...
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We’re looking for a Campaign & Programme Manager to join our team and drive a new three-year initiative focused on raising the status of the early years workforce.
📍 Home-based, with regular travel to Westminster
🕒 4 days/week (30 hours)
📅 Closing: 19 May
🔗 Apply now: tinyurl.com/4m449j6f
📍 Home-based, with regular travel to Westminster
🕒 4 days/week (30 hours)
📅 Closing: 19 May
🔗 Apply now: tinyurl.com/4m449j6f
May 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
We’re looking for a Campaign & Programme Manager to join our team and drive a new three-year initiative focused on raising the status of the early years workforce.
📍 Home-based, with regular travel to Westminster
🕒 4 days/week (30 hours)
📅 Closing: 19 May
🔗 Apply now: tinyurl.com/4m449j6f
📍 Home-based, with regular travel to Westminster
🕒 4 days/week (30 hours)
📅 Closing: 19 May
🔗 Apply now: tinyurl.com/4m449j6f
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#Academics in England! Please sign & share! A group of us across academic disciplines have drafted a letter in support of the #PlayCommission's call for an English national #PlayStrategy. It will be submitted alongside others from people in built environment, health, education etc. bit.ly/4dalQed
May 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
#Academics in England! Please sign & share! A group of us across academic disciplines have drafted a letter in support of the #PlayCommission's call for an English national #PlayStrategy. It will be submitted alongside others from people in built environment, health, education etc. bit.ly/4dalQed
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I want to slow the curriculum down
so learning can breath,
experiences can be savoured,
thoughts turned over,
ideas become realities.
Why put my foot on the gas?
Better to immerse ourselves in the broader landscape,
enjoy the company,
take the journey well,
arrive richer.
so learning can breath,
experiences can be savoured,
thoughts turned over,
ideas become realities.
Why put my foot on the gas?
Better to immerse ourselves in the broader landscape,
enjoy the company,
take the journey well,
arrive richer.
April 26, 2025 at 7:13 AM
I want to slow the curriculum down
so learning can breath,
experiences can be savoured,
thoughts turned over,
ideas become realities.
Why put my foot on the gas?
Better to immerse ourselves in the broader landscape,
enjoy the company,
take the journey well,
arrive richer.
so learning can breath,
experiences can be savoured,
thoughts turned over,
ideas become realities.
Why put my foot on the gas?
Better to immerse ourselves in the broader landscape,
enjoy the company,
take the journey well,
arrive richer.
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The dialectic of educational enlightenment: Questioning ‘what works’ - critiquing the ideas of evidence-based practice and 'edumyths' with Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer!
#education #research #socialtheory #edusky #uked #criticaltheory #edumyths #teaching
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#education #research #socialtheory #edusky #uked #criticaltheory #edumyths #teaching
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The dialectic of educational enlightenment: Questioning ‘what works’
In today’s educational climate, the phrase ‘what works’ has become something of a mantra. It refers to the use of rigorous, often quantitative, research methods – particularly ran…
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April 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The dialectic of educational enlightenment: Questioning ‘what works’ - critiquing the ideas of evidence-based practice and 'edumyths' with Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer!
#education #research #socialtheory #edusky #uked #criticaltheory #edumyths #teaching
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#education #research #socialtheory #edusky #uked #criticaltheory #edumyths #teaching
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Grateful for the opportunity to take up a role as an Honorary Research Fellow with brilliant colleagues at Edge Hill University and the new International Centre for Early Years Education.
Many thanks to Dr Karen Boardman for championing this and to @joalbinclark.bsky.social for encouragement.
Many thanks to Dr Karen Boardman for championing this and to @joalbinclark.bsky.social for encouragement.
April 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Grateful for the opportunity to take up a role as an Honorary Research Fellow with brilliant colleagues at Edge Hill University and the new International Centre for Early Years Education.
Many thanks to Dr Karen Boardman for championing this and to @joalbinclark.bsky.social for encouragement.
Many thanks to Dr Karen Boardman for championing this and to @joalbinclark.bsky.social for encouragement.
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Around a third of primary teachers say they have 'little or no influence at all' over the content of individual lessons, according to @neunion.bsky.social research into the impact of standardised curriculum packages
1 in 3 primary teachers have ‘little or no influence’ on lesson content
Standardised curriculum packages are ‘imposed’, have ‘no meaningful workload gains’ and can lead teachers to quit, NEU report finds
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April 12, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Around a third of primary teachers say they have 'little or no influence at all' over the content of individual lessons, according to @neunion.bsky.social research into the impact of standardised curriculum packages
Thanks to my co-author @joalbinclark.bsky.social (always a pleasure) and to editors @aaronearlyyears.bsky.social @ruthswailes.bsky.social @philippathompson.bsky.social for the opportunity to contribute to A Manifesto for Early Childhood. ‘This hopeful book looks forward to what could be possible’.
April 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Thanks to my co-author @joalbinclark.bsky.social (always a pleasure) and to editors @aaronearlyyears.bsky.social @ruthswailes.bsky.social @philippathompson.bsky.social for the opportunity to contribute to A Manifesto for Early Childhood. ‘This hopeful book looks forward to what could be possible’.
ECHO/Bristol Early Education -
Thanks for your hospitality, engagement and sharing your stories of resistance in ECEC.
#ethicalsubversions
Thanks for your hospitality, engagement and sharing your stories of resistance in ECEC.
#ethicalsubversions
March 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
ECHO/Bristol Early Education -
Thanks for your hospitality, engagement and sharing your stories of resistance in ECEC.
#ethicalsubversions
Thanks for your hospitality, engagement and sharing your stories of resistance in ECEC.
#ethicalsubversions
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Moved over to @bsky.app - check out our recent publication: Page, J., Roffey-Barentsen, J., & Clough, P. (2025). COVID-19: everyday stories of life in lockdown as told by parents of young children in England. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 1–15. doi.org/10.1080/1350...
COVID-19: everyday stories of life in lockdown as told by parents of young children in England
Pandemic-focused projects in Early Childhood have amplified concerns such as child poverty, separation/attachment, maternal anxiety, and other health issues. However, significant attention in actua...
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March 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Moved over to @bsky.app - check out our recent publication: Page, J., Roffey-Barentsen, J., & Clough, P. (2025). COVID-19: everyday stories of life in lockdown as told by parents of young children in England. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 1–15. doi.org/10.1080/1350...
'Early Childhood in the Anglosphere: systemic failings and transformative possibilities' by Peter Moss and Linda Mitchell is a timely and valuable book.
I'm pleased to have reviewed this for FORUM Journal. journals.lwbooks.co.uk/forum/vol-67...
I'm pleased to have reviewed this for FORUM Journal. journals.lwbooks.co.uk/forum/vol-67...
Critical and hopeful - Lawrence Wishart
Early Childhood in the Anglosphere: systemic failings and transformative possibilities�Peter Moss and Linda Mitchell, London, UC
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March 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
'Early Childhood in the Anglosphere: systemic failings and transformative possibilities' by Peter Moss and Linda Mitchell is a timely and valuable book.
I'm pleased to have reviewed this for FORUM Journal. journals.lwbooks.co.uk/forum/vol-67...
I'm pleased to have reviewed this for FORUM Journal. journals.lwbooks.co.uk/forum/vol-67...
Pleased to have been awarded a @britishacademy.bsky.social @leverhulme.bsky.social Small Grant for a research project starting this summer:
Nurseries....the new frontier of the welfare state?
#earlychildhood #nurseries #research
Nurseries....the new frontier of the welfare state?
#earlychildhood #nurseries #research
March 11, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Pleased to have been awarded a @britishacademy.bsky.social @leverhulme.bsky.social Small Grant for a research project starting this summer:
Nurseries....the new frontier of the welfare state?
#earlychildhood #nurseries #research
Nurseries....the new frontier of the welfare state?
#earlychildhood #nurseries #research
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Tidy up time and children's rights 🚸 in early childhood @nathanarcher.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/pulse/billys...
Billy’s car at tidy up time: How children’s rights happen everyday in Early Childhood Education
Educators in early childhood and care (ECEC) working in schools and settings know how much young children appreciate those moments when you attend and attune your time and actions to what matters to t...
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March 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Tidy up time and children's rights 🚸 in early childhood @nathanarcher.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/pulse/billys...
Pleased to have contributed a chapter with @joalbinclark.bsky.social on children's rights and participation in this forthcoming book:
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A Manifesto for Early Childhood
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March 4, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Pleased to have contributed a chapter with @joalbinclark.bsky.social on children's rights and participation in this forthcoming book:
us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/a-....
us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/a-....
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NEW study from @uniofbathipr.bsky.social explores the lived experiences of childcare for parents on Universal Credit.
Good to see the report support our call for an early years workforce strategy and recommendations on equalising access regardless of parent’s employment status
tinyurl.com/yyttr57m
Good to see the report support our call for an early years workforce strategy and recommendations on equalising access regardless of parent’s employment status
tinyurl.com/yyttr57m
A big, vast, grey area: Exploring the lived experiences of childcare for parents on Universal Credit
This report explores how parents in receipt of Universal Credit manage childcare costs, and their experiences of childcare and work conditionality requirements.
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February 20, 2025 at 9:13 AM
NEW study from @uniofbathipr.bsky.social explores the lived experiences of childcare for parents on Universal Credit.
Good to see the report support our call for an early years workforce strategy and recommendations on equalising access regardless of parent’s employment status
tinyurl.com/yyttr57m
Good to see the report support our call for an early years workforce strategy and recommendations on equalising access regardless of parent’s employment status
tinyurl.com/yyttr57m
Thanks @becerauk.bsky.social for another great conference. Great to listen to Prof Laura Lundy and hear about the work of so many educators and researchers making a difference in ECEC. 🙏
February 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Thanks @becerauk.bsky.social for another great conference. Great to listen to Prof Laura Lundy and hear about the work of so many educators and researchers making a difference in ECEC. 🙏
I’m pleased to be joining colleagues in Bristol next month at the Early Education/ECHO branch event to explore ethical subversions in early childhood education. early-education.org.uk/branches/?br...
February 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I’m pleased to be joining colleagues in Bristol next month at the Early Education/ECHO branch event to explore ethical subversions in early childhood education. early-education.org.uk/branches/?br...
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Four takes on what's currently going on in UK universities, with jobs - and institutions - at risk:
www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/uks-re...
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The UK’s redundancy crisis: four views from the front line
Higher education news feeds are currently dominated by near-daily announcements of large job cuts across the UK. But what effect is all this having on the atmosphere within the departments affected – ...
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February 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Four takes on what's currently going on in UK universities, with jobs - and institutions - at risk:
www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/uks-re...
www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/uks-re...