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Promoting Quality in Teacher Education

UCET Early Years Group

A new working group for colleagues working in Early Years ITE provision.

Chair: Louise Atkins (University of Greenwich)

Louise Atkins (Greenwich)

Louise is an Associate Professor in Teacher Education and Early Childhood and took the position of School Lead: Head of Initial Teacher Education in the School of Education at the University of Greenwich in September 2019 and initially took up her Senior Lectureship at Greenwich in September 2011. Before this, she mentored and assessed in other institutions and supported the development of programmes within Early Years. She has worked within Early Years sector for 18 years.

Louise is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

At the University of Greenwich she leads Initial Teacher Education within the School of Education, lectures on the BA Hons Early Years degree and the Early Years Teacher Status programme.

Her areas of interest are: mentoring, teacher development, safeguarding, creativity, curriculum development, outdoor learning across all phases of teaching and intergenerational practice in the early years.

She is highly committed to raising the profile of Early Years within the sector and is dedicated to ensuring that all children get the best start in life.

The meeting dates for 2026/2027 are:

All meetings are on-line by MS Teams at 11:00 am - 12:30pm.

Please email info@ucet.ac.uk if you would like to join the group.