Dr Julie Brierley

Julie Brierley

Early Years Lecturer

Faculty and Department

  • Faculty of Arts Cultures and Education
  • School of Education

Qualifications

  • EdD
  • MA (University of Sheffield)

Summary

Julie joined the University of Hull as a full-time staff member in July 2011. She teaches on a range of early childhood

Julie originally trained as an early years teacher and gained 12 years' school experience including working as part of a senior management team.

After the birth of her own children Julie moved with her family to Scarborough and took over the ownership and management of a 48-place private day care setting.

Alongside the day nursery, she also worked part-time as an Early Years Education Consultant with North Yorkshire Education Services and as an Associate Tutor for the University of Hull.

Julie's interest in young children's active movement and schema continued to grow as she studied for her MA and EdD at the University of Sheffield

Julie teaches across a range of early years courses including modules on

Child development: Leadership and management in the early years:

Developing links with parents.

Research interests

Julie interest in two year old children continues to grow, she believes this to be an age range that are particularly underestimated.

Her continual interest in young children's learning provides a broad research interest, including young children's schematic learning, the connection between movement and cognition, the importance of play, and the influence of the learning environment.

Co-investigator

Project

Funder

Grant

Started

Status

Project

HIKE: Arts-based intervention for children's PSE

Funder

AHRC Arts & Humanities Research Council

Grant

£3,029.00

Started

1 March 2023

Status

Complete

Postgraduate supervision

Julie welcomes applications in the area of young children's play and learning.

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