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Playing in a PandemicChildren’s need for play in the current pandemic can be mapped in their imaginary farms, dens and worlds of Minecraft and dance routines on TikTok. As schools prepare for the next stage of the pand…

Twelve reasons to let your children play video games this ChristmasThere’s so much more to video games than first person shooters.

On Film

How teachers can use film with displaced and EAL young peopleGuest writer, Becky Parry, from the the University of Sheffield discusses how she has used film to cross language and cultural barriers with young people.

Girls on film: a playlist for our times this ChristmasDr Becky Parry shares recommendations for children’s films with a unique female perspective to watch over the Christmas holidays.

Twelve reasons your children should watch films at ChristmasChristmas is a time for nostalgia, a time where even the most hardened cynics among us might reflect on our Christmases past with a certain warmth. And there’s no better way to set aside the slings and…

Paddington sex scandal: the bear would bore if he didn’t break some rulesNot unlike the bear himself, the film Paddington has had a long and bumpy ride to the big screen. Paddington’s movie, like the character, unwittingly left a marmalade smeared paw print on the delicate…

Before you go Into the Woods, remember that fairy tales have always been dark placesFairy tales have happy endings. They may be dark and scary but the prince always finds Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood susses out the big bad wolf. Right? All too often many assume that fairy stories…

Blog for Chol: Care and Creativity

Care in Imaginary Communities and the Role of the TeacherBy Dr Becky Parry, Evaluation Partner for Chol As part of my role as evaluation partner for Chol Theatre I had the opportunity to observe an Imaginary Communities session at King’s Oak Primary Learning Centre in Wombwell in Barnsley...

Not Failing but Caring: A New Plan for Arts EducationFind out what Dr Becky Parry unearthed on a visit to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park prior to our Caring and Creative Think In. Dr Becky Parry is an independent arts educator and the arts evaluation partner for Chol. Becky is also a...

On Virtual Reality in Teaching and Learning

‘It’s just not the same’: The realities of virtual realities in teaching and learning in Higher…by Dr Becky Parry

Play, Place and the Parkive: Hillsborough Park in 360by Dr Becky Parry

For the United Kingdom literacy association

So you want to teach Digital Literacies?This week I received a shiny copy of a new publication ‘Digital Literacies in Education: Teaching, Learning and Assessment in 21st Century…

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