Listening to children - children's voices and participation
In conversation with Professor Kathleen Marshall, Linda Kinney and Professor Peter Moss
On Saturday 5 November over 150 early years educators from across Scotland attended the second in a series of national seminars. You can read a brief report of the seminar below and download keynote presentations. In due course we hope to offer video footage of the seminar.
Keynote presentations
The day began with a welcome and introduction by Juliet Hancock and Eileen Carmichael. Delegates then enjoyed keynote presentations by Kathleen Marshall, Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People, Linda Kinney, Head of Children’s Services at Stirling Council, and Peter Moss, Professor of Early Childhood Provision, University of London. The three thought-provoking presentations stimulated debate and discussion between the audience and speakers.
Download the keynotes
PowerPoint file: Children's Voices - Early Years (70 KB) (72 KB)Kathleen Marshall
Kathleen Marshall spoke about her role in consulting children and young people and quoted relevant passages from the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. She also outlined a strategy for consulting children under the age of 5.
Linda Kinney
Linda Kinney spoke on Stirling Council's commitment to listening to children, and on the documentation approach to early learning.
This is an abridged version of the presentation given by Linda Kinney at the seminar on 5 November.
Peter Moss
Peter Moss spoke about the growth of research into children's perspectives. He gave brief details of work at the Thomas Coram Research Unit on listening to children - in particular, the Mosaic Approach. His presentation also covered risks in the listening discourse, ethics of an encounter and the pedagogy of listening.
Let's talk about listening to children
LTS publication based on the keynote presentations and the discussions that took place at the Listening to children national seminar.