Guest essays
Here you will find all of our latest guest essays, which are updated monthly.
Latest guest essays
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9/2/2023Early Childhood – Understanding the journey
Author: Sally Hogg, Dr Christine O’Farrelly, Dr Beth Barker and Professor Paul Ramchandani, Centre for Research on Play in Education, Development & Learning (PEDAL), University of Cambridge.
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1/2/2023How you become you: The story and science of early childhood
Author: Prof. Eamon McCrory, University College London, Anna Freud Centre
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25/5/2023Kinship care and the unseen children’s champions
Author: Dr Lucy Peake, CEO of Kinship
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17/11/2022Supporting Child Refugees and Asylum Seekers Through Trauma
Author: Dr Sarah Davidson MBE, Head of Psychosocial & Mental Health at British Red Cross
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31/10/2022We need to tell a new story about early childhood
Author: Kate Stanley, Executive Director of @FrameWorksUK and previously a Board Director at NSPCC, Deputy Director at IPPR, and an adviser on the Early Years Steering Group convened by the then Duchess of Cambridge
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30/8/2022The urgent need to support and invest in the mental wellbeing of parents
Author: Dr Alain Gregoire, Perinatal Psychiatrist, Hon President of the Maternal Mental Health Alliance UK and Chair of the Global Alliance for Maternal Mental Health
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29/7/2022Towards a Strong Foundation: Social and Emotional Development in Young Children
Author: Stephanie Jones, Professor in Child Development and Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education | Joan Lombardi, Senior Fellow, Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues, Georgetown University
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16/6/2022Early Childhood: The Role of Public Research
Author: Kelly Beaver MBE, Chief Executive Ipsos UK & Ireland
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