Prof. Tony Bertram

Professor Tony BERTRAM, PhD, MEd, BEd established, with Chris Pascal, the Centre for Research in Early Childhood, becoming a research Professor in Early Childhood International Development in 2003. He is Editor in Chief of the European Early Childhood Education Research Journal and was its elected President from 1992-2007. He has been a member of the Ministerial Early Education Advisory Group (EEAG), which advised the government on the development of the Foundation Stage curriculum and has extensive experience in leading early childhood research and evaluation projects which combine quantitative and qualitative data generation and analysis for the improvement of policy and practice in the early childhood sector, nationally and internationally. drtonybertram@crec.co.uk

Recent publications:

Pascal, C. and Bertram, T. (2023) ‘Evidencing practice: re-focusing on children’s flourishing, fulfilment and wellbeing’, European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 31(3), pp. 305–310.

Pascal C. and Bertram, T. (2023) ‘Realising Children’s Rights in Early Childhood Education’, Early Education Journal, No 100: Children: living and learning

Pascal C. and Bertram T. (2023) ‘Young Voices on COVID: An exploration of the Froebel Storytelling Approach in support for young children through the Covid-19 pandemic’ in, Bruce T., Nishida Y.,  Powell S.,  Wasmuth H. and Whinnett J (2023) The Bloomsbury Handbook to Friedrich Froebel, Bloomsbury Publishing: London.

Pascal C. and Bertram T. (2022) ‘Affirmative parenting practices and home learning experiences: Lessons from the HAWCC Boys Project’ in Moylett H. (Editor) (2022) Characteristics of Effective Early Learning: Helping Young Children Become Learners for Life, 2nd Edition, Open University Press: London.

Pascal C. and Bertram T.  (2021) ‘What do young children have to say? Recognising their wisdom, agency and need for companionship in a time of crisis’, European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, Volume 29, 2021 - Issue 1

Broadfoot H. and Pascal C. (2021) ‘An exploration of what conditions facilitate experiences of compassion in one early childhood community’ European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, Volume 29, Issue 6, pp

Pascal C.and Bertram, T. (2021) What do young children have to say? Recognising their voices, wisdom, agency and need for companionship during the COVID pandemic, European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, Vol 29 Issue 1, pp21-34

Bertram T. and Pascal C. (2021) ‘Creating forums for plural Covid narratives and dialogues in early childhood’, European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, Volume 29, 2021 - Issue 1

Pascal C., Bertram T., Cullinane C. and Holt-White E.  (2020) COVID-19 and Social Mobility Impact Brief #4: Early Years, Sutton Trust, London.

Lyndon H., Bertram T., Brown Z. and Pascal C. (2019) ‘Pedagogically Mediated Listening Practices; the Development of Pedagogy through the Development of Trust.’ European Early Childhood Research Journal 27 (3)