Chantelle Haughton

Research Groups

• Education and Social Research Group (ESRG)
• Children's Rights in Early Years Network
• Outdoor Activities and Leisure Research Group, Cardiff Metropolitan University

Memberships

• Senior Fellow of HEA
• British Educational Research Association (BERA)
• British Educational Studies Association (BESA)
• Forest School Wales
• Early Childhood Association
• Language and Play, Cardiff Steering Committee
• Woodlands for Learning Forum
• Outdoor Learning Training Network Wales
• Real World Learning Cymru Partnership (RWLCP)
• Black History Wales Steering Committee
• Wales Council for Outdoor Learning
• Welsh Government Ministerial Working Group 'Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities Contributions and Cynefin in the New Curriculum'
• Welsh Government Ministerial Working Group for Play Review

Research Interests

• Forest School
• Outdoor Play and Learning
• Emotional Literacy
• Inclusion for families and children
• Holistic child development

Book Chapters

Adams, D, Haughton, C and Lewis, R (2023) Mindful Approaches - Rewilding in Rawlings Smith, E and Pike, S (Eds) Encountering Ideas of Place in Education Scholarship and Practice in Place-based Learning. London: Routledge

Beauchamp, G., Davis, S., Haughton, C., Ellis, C., Adams, D., Sarwar, S., Dumitrescu, S. and Tyrie, J., 'Well-being and outdoor learning' (2020) in Williams-Brown, Z. and Mander, S. (Eds) Childhood wellbeing and resilience: influences on educational outcomes. London: Routledge. pp.91-101

BEAUCHAMP, G., Haughton, C., Ellis, C., Sarwar, S., Tyrie, J., Adams, D. and Dumitrescu, S. (2019) 'Well Being and Outdoor Learning' in Brown, Z. and Manders, S. (Eds), Childhood Well-being and Resilience London: Routledge

BEAUCHAMP, G., Haughton, C., Ellis, C., Sarwar, S., Tyrie, J., Adams, D. and Dumitrescu, S. (2019) 'Using video to research outdoors with young children' in Brown, Z. and Perkins, H. (eds) Beyond the Conventional: Using innovative methods in early years research, London: Routledge

Beauch, G., Haughton, C., Ellis, C., Sarwar, S., Tyrie, J. Adams, D and Dumitrescu, S. (2019) Ethical considerations in using innovative methods in early education research, in, Brown, Z. and Perkins, H. (ed.) Using Innovative Methods in Early Years Research. London: Routledge

Haughton, C. and Sarwar, S. (2019) 'Play Portrait: Playfulness in HE Outdoors and In' in (Ed) Winchester, A and Nerantzi, C; The Power Of Play. London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Mannello, M; Connolly, M; Dumitrescu, S; Ellis, C; Haughton, C, Sarwar, S and Tyrie, J (2019) Opening the School Gates: facilitating after-school play in school grounds in (Ed) Reed, M and Fleet, A. Rethinking Play as Pedagogy. London: Routledge.

Haughton, C. and Ellis, C. (2013) 'Play in the Early Years Foundation Phase' in Palaiologou, I. (ed) The Early Years Foundation Stage: Theory and Practice. 2nd Edition. London: Sage. (pp73-87).

Beauchamp, G. and Haughton, C. (2012) 'Ethics in studying Early Years' in Palaiologou, I. (ed) Ethical Practice in Early Childhood. London: Sage. (pp147-158)

Davis, S., Comrie, J., Evans-Ritter, D., Haughton, C., Hurcom, J. and Morgan, S. (2008) Personal and Social Development, Well-Being and Cultural Diversity - A resource reader for the Foundation Phase practitioner. Cardiff: UWIC Press.

Haughton, C. and Sarwar, S. (currently in press 2018) 'Play Portrait: Playfulness in HE Outdoors and In' in (Ed) Winchester, A and Nerantzi, C; The Power Of Play. London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Mannello, M; Connolly, M; Dumitrescu, S; Ellis, C; Haughton, C, Sarwar, S and Tyrie, J (currently in press 2018) Opening the School Gates: facilitating after-school play in school grounds in (Ed) Reed, M and Fleet, A. Rethinking Play as Pedagogy. London: Routledge.

Journals

Davis, S., Haughton, C., Chapman, S., Okeke, R., Yafele, A., Yu, K., Smith, M. (2023) The recruitment and retention of teachers of colour in Wales. An ongoing conundrum? The Curriculum Journal. Online at: https://bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14693704/2023/34/1

Davis, S, Haughton, C et al (2022) Ethic Minority Recruitment into Initial Teacher Education and the Teaching profession in Wales - an ongoing conundrum (BERA Journal)

Davis, S. Haughton, C et al (in review for 2024) Exploring 'Emotional Toll' on researchers of colour carrying out research within a 'racial' dynamic in Higher Education.

Ellis, C., Beauchamp, G., Sarwar, S., Tyrie, J., Adams, D. and Dumitrescu, S., Haughton, C (2020) "'Oh no, the stick keeps falling!': An analytical framework for conceptualising young children's interactions during free play in a woodland setting." Journal of Early Childhood Research.

Connolly, M., and Haughton, C. (2016) 'The perception, management and performance of risk amongst Forest School educators.' British Journal of Sociology of Education

Salisbury, J., Ellis, C., Beauchamp, G. AND Haughton, C. (2011) 'What's Occurring? The what, why, how and when of research capacity building in a modest pilot project with EAL learners and science', Welsh Journal of Education, 15(1), pp46-65

Tyrie, J; Sarwar, S; Dumitrescu, S; Mannello, M; Haughton, C; Ellis, C; Connolly, M (2018) Power, rights and play: control of play in school grounds, an action research project from Wales. Education 3-13 (published online 5/9/18)

e-Publications

Cook, M., Haughton, C, and Velmans, C (2012) The Queens Wood Report. Cardiff: FCW http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/Queens_Wood_Forest_School_Report.pdf/$FILE/Queens_Wood_Forest_School_Report.pdf

Conference Papers

Haughton C et al (2023) DARPL Key Notes, Conference Papers and Workshop at numerous events. Please refer to DARPL Calendar 2022-23.

Haughton C et al (2022) Key notes: DARPL (Diversity and Anti-Racist Professional Learning) The State of Play, ceilings and opportunities. Delivered at BESA Sept 2022

Haughton C, Davis, S, Okeke, R et al (2022) Big stories from our Small Country - shifting through education towards our anti-racist Wales for 2030. Delivered at Social Care Wales National Festival for Learning Conference; Swansea Schools annual Conference, Pan-Wales Regional Consortia conferences.

Davis, S and Haughton C et al (2022) Emotional Toll on Academics of Colour delivered at BERA Sept 2022

Haughton, C (2022) DARPL Middle Tier leaders conference 'shifting from non-racist to anti-racist education in Wales through professional learning'

Haughton C (2021) Event Designer and Co-Chair, EWC and BAME Ed Wales Professional Learning Event - Anti-Racist Wales, our workforce and our new curriculum EWC

Haughton, C (2021) All about Professional Learning - the DARPL approach. National Anti-Racism Wales United Nations Elimination of Racism Conference

Haughton C et al (2021) DARPL Big Stories from Our Small Country; Wales and beyond at BESA Conference, Manchester

Haughton C et al (2021) National DARPL Policy Insight with Welsh Government

Haughton C et al (2021) The stark issues - Where's is the Diversity? Teaching workforce in Wales at NSERE conference event

Haughton, C (2021) Key note: Stories from Wales - Whole Nation and Whole School Approaches in shifting from Non-Racist to Anti-Racist Approaches SAAS Oct 2021

Davis, S and Haughton C et al (2021) Retention and Recruitment of Teachers from ME backgrounds in Wales. BERA Sept 2021

Haughton C, Davis S, Clarke R et al (2021) Early Years Wales Anti-Racist Practice in Pre-school EYW Sept 2021 - Feb 2022

Haughton, C (2021) Key Note Speech - Cynefin and diversity Diversity Conference, Llanwern HS Aug 2021

HAUGHTON, C., Sarwar, S. and Tyrie, T. (2015) ''The Toolkit Project. Open all hours': researching access, play and adventure in school grounds' presented at EECEERA conference, 7th-10th September, 2015, Barcelona

HAUGHTON, C., BEAUCHAMP, G. and MANELLO, M. (2015) ''Open all hours': researching access, play and adventure in school grounds' presented at British Education Studies Association (BESA) conference, 25th-26th June, 2015, Cardiff Metropolitan University

HAUGHTON, C., BEAUCHAMP, G. and BURKE, J.  (2015) 'Education Studies a research 'journey' from North Carolina to Cardiff: learning outdoors with teachers and practitioners in rain, snow and sun through conversations, observations and reflections.'  presented at British Education Studies Association (BESA) conference, 25th-26th June, 2015, Cardiff Metropolitan University

HAUGHTON, C., SARWAR, S., TYRIE, J., BEAUCHAMP, G. AND ELLIS, C. (2015) ''Wild Time': discovery and adventure tales from free-play episodes with a reception class working in an ancient woodland site' presented at British Education Studies Association (BESA) conference, 25th-26th June, 2015, Cardiff Metropolitan University

Beauchamp, G., Ellis, C., Haughton, C. and Connolly, M. (2010) 'Educational Studies: a study of student motivation, identity and futures' presented at BESA (British Educational Studies Association) conference, Bangor, 1-2nd July 2010.

Beauchamp, G., Ellis, C., Haughton, C. and Salisbury, J. (2009) 'The use of ICT and Video Stimulated Reflective Dialogue (VSRD) in assessing conceptual understanding of science in primary schools children with English as an additional language (EAL)' presented at BERA conference, presented at Manchester, 3-5th September 2009.

Beauchamp, G., Salisbury, J., Ellis, C., and Haughton, C. (2009) 'Assessment of science in KS2 pupils with English as an Additional Language (EAL)' presented at Welsh Education Research Network Colloquium, UWIC, 13th May, 2009.

Haughton, C., Ellis, C. and Beauchamp, G. 'An Air of Mystery: out in the Forest? Reflections from a small scale study which examines practitioners' perceptions and definitions of Forest School' presented at BESA (2013).

Haughton, C, Murphy, A, Davis, S (2011) Getting The Wheel Turning. A collaborative action research project with The Winding House Museum to develop new strategies for involving classes of children from The Foundation Phase. Presented at Early Years Conference, Aberystwyth University (2012).

Renolds, E., Mellor, D., Haughton, C. (2009) WERN funded research: Gender and bullying in the early years: mapping the regulation and resistance of gender norms in the making of young subjectivities. Presented at AERA conference, Colorado, 2009.

Policy / Frameworks

Davis, S, Haughton, C et al (2021) The Recruitment and Retention of teachers from Minority Ethnic Backgrounds in Wales. The recruitment and retention of black, asian and minority ethnic teachers in wales - a qualitative research study. (gov.wales) Our research findings from this work were used to co-construct this national policy reform and mandatory action-planning: https://gov.wales/initial-teacher-education-black-asian-and-minority-ethnic-recruitment-plan-html

Chantelle Haughton is (​DARPL) Director-Founder of the National Programme DARPL Wales, Diversity and Anti-Racist Professional Learning for schools funded by Welsh Government co-designed and delivered with a coalition of partners led by Chantelle. a Principal Lecturer in Primary Education and Early Years, a National Teaching Fellow, a Senior HEA Fellow. Chantelle Chairs the Welsh Government Childcare, Play and Early Years Governance Group focused on ARWAP. Chantelle is a Forest School Leader and Trainer. Chantelle imagined and created the Outdoor Learning Centre (OLC) on our Cyncoed Campus working with students, colleagues and charitable trusts to run projects which helped fund and build the cabin, suite of log circles and other features. Chantelle works through regeneration and a place responsive pedagogy, actively nurturing a sense of communitas, Cynefin and true civic mission within our university campus which branches city wide into use of other spaces. Chantelle loves to work within our small strip of Welsh woodland and concrete patches situated on Campus as well throughout the city of Cardiff with undergraduates, postgraduates, local children, families, teachers and practitioners, reviving spaces into stimulating arenas for learning and teaching. Chantelle was awarded National Teaching Fellowship (2021), Student Led Teaching Fellowship Award (2013), Vice Chancellors Staff Award for Excellence (2011), and HEA CATE finalist (2017) each of these celebrations relates to the live, playful and sustained community engagement projects involving students, children and practitioners as partners which extend the reach beyond the lecture theatres into live inclusive multidisciplinary collaborations. Community is core to Chantelle's work with our students and partners. Chantelle Chaired Black History Wales 365 (2020-2022), is Vice Chair for BAME Ed Network Wales, Deputy Chair for the Early Years Network Wales in Social Care Wales, Co-Chair Black Leadership group, Wales, previous Deputy Chair for the Advance HE Race Equality Working Group at Cardiff Metropolitan University, Chair for Welsh Government Steering Group for Anti-Racist Action Planning for Early Years, Childcare and Play. External Examiner in two UK HEIs in and an External Moderator internationally.​

Community and outreach is core to Chantelle's work with our students and partners ensuring diversity. Chantelle is Project Director for the National Programme DARPL Wales, Diversity and Anti-Racist Professional Learning for schools funded by Welsh Government co-designed and delivered with a coalition of partners led by Chantelle. Chantelle was part of The Ministerial Working Group with Prof Charlotte Williams responsible for the Welsh Government report published in March 2021 on 'Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities Contributions and Cynefin in the New Curriculum Report'. Chantelle was Principal Investigator with Dr Susan Davis co-leading a research team in a Welsh Government funded research project to explore the lack of diversity in the recruitment and retention in teaching and career progression experiences for teachers from minority ethnic backgrounds in the Education Workforce in Wales (2021) this work resulted in the production of the Welsh Government National Action Plan for ITE recruitment and retention of Minority Ethnic Teachers. Chantelle was Principal Investigator leading a diverse research team in a regional funded piece of research looking into learner, teacher and family experiences of racism in school and reporting/ non-reporting. Chantelle's own diverse heritage and family mix, with lived and professional experience contribute to her sincere, robust knowledge and care for the current and developing national policy and practice.

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