This episode is absolutely packed with such a range of big topics, which certainly need further unpicking. But primarily, Philippa Thompson and Angelica Celinska discuss (or try to focus on!) co-production with families. They unpick what this term really means and what the concept looks like in practice. This is a term which has recently become more widely used, originally stemming from public services.

They also briefly tap into wider education issues such as hierarchy and power dynamics, the role of community in a child's upbringing, Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory, the contested phrase 'hard to reach parents', ages and stages of development (‘expected levels of development’), the social and medical models of disability, and training courses for working with adults and not just children.

During the recording of this episode Philippa was on an academic trip with her students, which sparked further conversation around tapping into international practice and understanding lived experiences of other cultures, specifically early childhood practice in Mauritius.

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Beyond partnership with families