Nicola Stobbs

I started to work at the University of Worcester in April 2012, and I am the Course Leader for the BA (Hons) in Early Childhood (Professional Practice), in the Centre for Early Childhood. Although I have taught education for almost 20 years, I still consider myself first and foremost to be a nurse. I trained as a Registered General Nurse and I qualified as a Registered Sick Children’s Nurse at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

Part of the attraction of applying to work at Worcester was because I knew that I was joining a team with a long pedigree of writing some of the most influential books in the field of Early Childhood. Colleagues with a long established back catalogue of books were generous with their time and wisdom and were more than happy to pass their experience on to a fledgling author. So with their help (in particular thank you Michael Reed!) I took up offers of writing chapters for books.

I am deeply committed to researching and publishing about children’s health and well-being, but my publications are not limited to this area as my first co-authored book with Nicola Stobbs reflects. Nicola and I noticed that there was a gap in the market for a book to support students in their practical experience in early years settings. The Nutbrown Review of childcare qualifications was published in June 2012. The Review contained many recommendations about the place and importance of practical experience. We also had out own twist on some of the information that we thought students would find helpful. We knew that they would find it helpful because the students wrote the contributions for the book. After what seems like a mad period of researching, writing, editing and re-drafting, with Julia Morris from Critical Publishing helping us every step of the way, A Critical Guide to Early Years Placements was published in March 2015.

Away from work, i enjoy walking, playing tennis, reading and spending time with my family - and of course, writing!

If you have any comments of would like to get in touch with me, here is my email address jackiemusgrave@btinternet.com

Qualifications

Registered General Nurse

Registered Sick children’s Nurse

Royal College of General Practitioners National Asthma Respiratory Training Centre Asthma Diploma

Certificate in Education (FAHE) University of Wolverhampton

Post Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education

Masters in Early childhood Education University of Sheffield

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Publications

Publications for practitioners

Nursery World: Room For All - Creating Inclusive Environments for Children with chronic health conditions 22nd April 2013

Nursery World: Holding the Baby 16th September 2010

Nursery Manager Today: The use of interactive dolls for teaching. February/March 2011

Journals

Educating the Educators: the quest for professionalism in the early childhood education workforce. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood Journal. December 2010

Research Briefings

Reflections paper (2014) Supporting children with chronic medical conditions in the Early Years Foundation Stage: a case for discrimination? Available at www.tactyc.org.uk (peer reviewed)

Policy Advice and Research Agenda Collaborative PublicationBERA SIG/TACTYC (2014) Early Years: Policy Advice and Research AgendaAccessed 27 March 2014 from http://www.bera.ac.uk/system/files/Early%20Years%20Policy%20-%20BERA-TACTYC_0.pdf Contributed as Working Group Leader for Broader Policy Issues

Working in partnership with parents to create inclusive

environments for children, aged 0-3 years, with chronic health conditions: parents’ perspectives. Accessed 6 May 2014 from http://tactyc.org.uk/pdfs/2013-conf-Musgrave.pdf

How are inclusive environments created in day care settings for children

aged 0-3 years with common chronic conditions (anaphylaxis; asthma;

diabetes, eczema; epilepsy)? TACTYC Conference November 2012 Research Briefing Paper available from http://www.tactyc.org.uk/workshop/Jackie%20Musgrave_Inclusion%200-3_Chronic%20Conditions.pdf (25/1/2013)

Books

Musgrave, J. (forthcoming 2016). Supporting children' health and wellbeing. Sage: London

Musgrave, J. and Stobbs, N. (2015). Early Years Placements: A critical guide to outstanding work-based learning. Northwich: Critical Publishing

Book chapters

Child health and wellbeing: implications for practice in Reed, M. and Walker, R. (2014) (Eds) A Critical Companion to Early Childhood. London: Sage

Good Practice for the Welfare of the Child (2013) in Beckley, P. (Ed) The New Early Years Foundation Stage: Changes, Challenges and Reflections. Maidenhead: Oxford University Press

The Perspective of a Children’s Nurse (2013) in Waltham, C. and Davies, C. Well being in the Early Years: Critical Perspectives. St Albans: Critical Publishing

Book Contribution

Salmon, G (2011) 3rd Edition. Emoderating: the key to online teaching and learning. Abingdon: Taylor and Francis

Review

Reviewer for Children and Society Journal and Early Child Development and Care

Reviewed book for Sage Publications

Premier Reviewer for the European Early Childhood Education Research Journal