ECYS News

WELS Student Awards 2020 - Winners Announced

Every year, the Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) recognises its students for their achievements through the WELS…

IGATE project in Zimbabwe scores top marks!

The IGATE project has recently heard back from its annual review by DFID, where they've scored an A++ rating for the 'Whole School Development'…

Youth Mental Health Day 2020: Children on the Coronavirus

Young people’s lives have been drastically disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic; Youth Mental Health Day (7th September 2020) aims to get young…

OU Collaborates with The Reading Agency on Teachers' Reading Challenge

Following the recent Reading Together Day initiative, the OU’s Reading for Pleasure programme, led by Professor Teresa Cremin, has…

New Professor of Children’s Reading appointed

Natalia Kucirkova, a former OU post-graduate, has joined the OU’s School of Education, Childhood, Youth and Sports as Professor of Reading. With a…

New Professor of International Education and Development appointed

Professor Kwame Akyeampong has been appointed Professor of International Education and Development in the OU’s School of Education, Childhood,…

Volunteers wanted to pilot Physical Development course

A new course on Futurelearn aiming to show how to ensure young children do enough physical activity and how that activity improves child mental…

New 'Becoming a teacher' course launched on Futurelearn

Academics from The Open University’s Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) have created a new free short course, ‘Becoming a…

​Prestigious national appointment for Professor Teresa Cremin

Professor of Literacy in the School of Education, Childhood, Youth and Sport, Teresa Cremin, has been appointed as ‘Reading Expert’ for the…

OU academic leads new UK guidance to improve research ethics standards

John Oates, Professor of Developmental Psychology, is lead author for the new guidance entitled ‘Research  Ethics Support and Review in…