Charon Gates MEd (Open)

📚 BERA’s Publications Committee is seeking an individual or team to guest edit issue 168 of Research Intelligence on the theme of ‘Education and the impact of child poverty’. Find out more: bera.ac.uk/opportunity/gu…

What. A. Day. Yesterday we celebrated our live London event for FutureDiversity, our research project funded by BERA and Kusuma Trust. Thank you to my amazing team Toby Doncaster Dr Jon Rainford Marie Greenhalgh Charon Gates ❤️ We had fun hosting arts activities for our guests (and pizza and an eco glitter bar!!) Follow our Instagram for more photos and videos!! lnkd.in/eN8XAhP5

Amazing afternoon at our FutureDiversity launch event in Southall, London yesterday! Thank you to everyone who came and supported! 🎨 🧠 #education #neurodivergence

@poppygibsonuk Good morning Poppy x

Good morning everyone and happy Friday!! ☺️☺️☺️

@poppygibsonuk @OU_Praxis @OpenUniversity You were awesome as we're the Team so grateful to know you x

Delighted to be presenting a talk today with my research team Sagun and Helena for @OU_Praxis ! @OpenUniversity We will be sharing our project design and findings around students’ digital tool choices in online collaboration #education #HE #research

@poppygibsonuk Brilliant I will show you my butterfly tattoos when we meet xx

Release day!! 🦋🦋🦋🦋✨ 4 out of 5 butterflies have hatched and ready for release!! The children carefully helped release them - all the butterflies loved the fresh flowers! Hoping number 5 may still hatch - not giving up 🙏🏻✨

@poppygibsonuk @OU_Praxis @OpenUniversity It was fab xx

Welcome Week is for new and returning OU students. You can look forward to a range of online events and a Welcome Fair on campus in Milton Keynes, 27 Sept - 5 Oct! ✨ Get all the info you need here: oustudents.co/3Uv6p8c

theguardian.com/society/2025/s… Slashing prison education by up to 50% guts the Gauke review’s early release model. So, prisoners either get out unprepared, or miss fair chances at freedom, betraying rehabilitation goals - make it make sense!

@tyrrellg Belated Happy birthday xx

Became a year older yesterday. If any of you wanted to give me a birthday present: please read the science. Seriously wear a respirator 😷. Understand the importance of context, and please don’t outsource your critical thinking. Life is short - grab yours by both hands x

I'm delighted to share that I will be speaking at the upcoming Saving Lives Sepsis: Improving Practice & Outcomes, Fri 28 Nov 2025 with Healthcare Conferences UK! @HCUK_Clare #sepsis #education

Ready for The Image Conference here at the Université Sorbonne! 🇫🇷 Paris “From Democratic Aesthetics to Digital Culture” Possibly the most beautiful conference space I’ve stepped into 🤎 and this first room is where Marie Curie gave her inaugural lecture in 1906! Looking forward to attending lots of talks today and then presenting my talk and poster tomorrow on how children curate themselves online 💻 #education #research #france #Paris

@poppygibsonuk Bonjour Poppy today is a day of rest after the @futurediversity team smashed it at BERA 2025 X. Have a great day x

Bonjour from Paris 🇫🇷👋 Wishing you a beautiful day!!

🌟 Spotlights in the programme #BERA2025 09/09 Breakfast Session – First Time Attendees SIG Meet and Network Session BERA Keynote Lecture Welcome Reception 10/09 @BeraNDNetwork breakfast session ECR Networking Session 11/09 Meet the BERA Journal Editors Book Launch

Starting a new school is a big step for both children and parents. Lecturer in Primary Education, @poppygibsonuk explores how a collaborative approach between home and school can ease this important transition. Read more here: ow.ly/jy3E50WQ6Rg

Thank you to everyone who entered our logo competition for our FutureDiversity research project 💥 Entries are now closed - but we are sharing them here for you to view! We loved all the creative entries!! My research team will be voting and the winner revealed later this week… #thankYou #education #research #neurodiversity

@poppygibsonuk Crunchie xxx

Which one would you choose? 🥤 Salted caramel, Dubai chocolate (mine in the middle) Or crunchie?

@poppygibsonuk Happy Sunday to you and the family xx

Happy Sunday everyone! What are your plans today?

@poppygibsonuk Watching Formula 1 xx

Last night one of our academics, Dr Amber Fensham-Smith, appeared on BBC's The One Show to give to explain why more families are choosing to homeschool their children, and the potential benefits of doing so. 💡 Learn more about Amber's work: wels.open.ac.uk/research/child… @BBCTheOneShow