ICKLE Project @IckleProject
Impact of Covid on Key Learning and Education. ESRC-funded project at the University of Leeds looking at the impact of Covid-19 on children's progress ickle.leeds.ac.uk University of Leeds Joined October 2020-
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ICKLE+ participants needed!!! You can read more information about this on the ICKLE website; ickle.leeds.ac.uk/are-you-an-edu… @CtisLeeds @POLISatLeeds @educationgovuk @leedsearlyyears @EduPolicyInst @APPGearlyyears @ICICLES_project @informed_edu
ICKLE+ participants needed!!! You can read more information about this on the ICKLE website; ickle.leeds.ac.uk/are-you-an-edu…
Now available! DART project report dart.leeds.ac.uk/findings/ @cdixon90 @Emily_EAL @DrPJClarke @DrAnnaWeighall @Anna_S_Gellert @ceciletje @ym_griffiths @DrHannahNash @LeedsPsyc @Education_Leeds
Shared Reading Guidance for Parents & Carers leedsforlearning.co.uk/Article/118419… Proud to be partnering with @Leeds_Learning @Child_Leeds @leedslibraries to promote a new guide for parents and carers on how to best support young children through shared reading.
New ICKLE animation summarising findings for parents and carers. Massive thanks to @UniLeedsEngage Find it here; youtu.be/molqOKU8aCE @Cat_Davies @DrPJClarke @DrHannahNash @PeterHartPhD @ESRC @LeedsNews @Education_Leeds @UoLSSI @UniversityLeeds @educationgovuk
We're working to get our research findings on pandemic effects on Year 1 progress out there in a range of forms. Here's the animation youtube.com/watch?v=0VNrF7…. Huge thanks to @UniLeedsEngage
Our data evidence that two thirds of Leeds’ six-year-olds are behind age-related expectations in core learning at school due to COVID-19 disruption leeds.ac.uk/news-society-p…
Event tonight featuring our findings of the effects of the pandemic on children in reception and Y1. All welcome.
Event tonight featuring our findings of the effects of the pandemic on children in reception and Y1. All welcome.

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