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Michael Reed
Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood
Institute of Education
Qualifications
MA (Ed) Independent Research
Ad Dip (Children with Special Educational Needs)
Ad Dip (Educational Psychology)
Certificate In Education, (Qualified Teacher Status) DPT
ADB (Ed)
Cert: Education Developmentally Young
National Vocational External Verifier; Internal Verifier; Vocational Assessor
Teaching & Research
Teaching Interests
Professional Development Teaching and Learning
Educational Leadership
Research Interests
Course Design
Reflective Practice
Quality Improvement
Professional Bodies
British Educational Research Association
Publications
Reed, M, and Canning, N (eds) (2010) Reflective Practice in the Early Years. London, Sage Publications
Callan, S and Reed, M (eds) (2011) Work-based Research in the Early Years. London: Sage Publications
Reed, M, and Canning, N. (eds) (2011) Quality Improvement and change in the Early Years. London: Sage publications.
Reed, M (2011) What do we mean by Quality Improvement:? In: Reed, M, and Canning, N. (eds) (2011) In press: Quality Improvement and change in the Early Years. London: Sage publications.
Reed, M and Sansoyer, P (2011) Quality Improvement Integrated working In: Reed, M, and Canning, N. (eds) (2011) In press: Quality Improvement and change in the Early Years. London: Sage publications.
Reed, M and Murphy, A (2011) Parental partnership and professional support In: Reed, M, and Canning, N. (eds) (2011) In press: Quality Improvement and change in the Early Years. London: Sage publications.
Reed, M and Owen S (2011) Childminding: an essential part of quality childcare. In: Reed, M, and Canning, N. (eds) (2011) In press: Quality Improvement and change in the Early Years. London: Sage publications.
Reed, M and Morall, A (2010) Policy to Practice In Wales In: Reed, M, and Canning, N (eds) (2010) Reflective Practice in the Early Years. London, Sage Publications
Reed, M (2010) Children’s Centres and Children’s Services In: Reed, M, and Canning, N (eds) (2010) Reflective Practice in the Early Years. London, Sage Publications
Reed, M (2009) Partnership working in the early years In: Callan S, and Robins, A (eds) Managing Early Years Settings London. Sage Publications (Available November 2010)
Reed, M. (2008) Reflective Practice and Professional Development In: Page-Smith, A and Craft, A (eds) Developing Reflective Practice in the early years. Milton Keynes, Open University Press.
Reed, M and Walker, R (2011) Working with parents. In: Canning, N (ed) Play and practice in the Early Years Foundation Stage London, Sage Publications.
Reed, M. (2011) 2nd Edition. Reflective Practice and Professional Development In: Page-Smith, A and Craft, A (eds) Developing Reflective Practice in the early years. Milton Keynes, Open University Press.
Writing team/research with the Practice-based Professional Learning Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Open University. Reed, M; Solvason, C; Appleby, K. Forthcoming (2011) Landscapes of Practice Developing Communities of Practice. Editor: Professor Etienne Wenger, University of California.
Callan, S, Reed, M, Smith, S. (2010) Co-constructing pedagogy for the children’s workforce: teaching and learning in academic routes towards a ‘new professionalism’. Early Childhood Curriculum, Policy and Pedagogy in the 21st Century: An International Debate. Anglia Ruskin University: pp 1-17
Reed, M and Canning, N (2009) Curriculum Diversity for Early Years in the Four Nations of the United Kingdom. European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA) Nineteenth European Conference on the Quality of Early Childhood Education. pp 1-15
Published scholarly materials
Cable, C., Jones, C., Goodliffe, G., Reed, M. (2010) E215 Extending and developing professional practice. Milton Keynes: Open University
Craft, A., Eyres, I, Reed, M. (2009) E100 The early years: developing practice Book 1 Early years practice: practitioners and children Assessment Guide Milton Keynes: Open UniversityJones, C., Reed, M. (2009) ‘Personal and Social Development in E100 The early years: developing practice Book 2 Milton Keynes: Open University.
Stacey, M. Reed, M. (2009) ‘Developing Positive Learning Environments’ in E100 The early years: developing practice Book 2 Milton Keynes: Open University
Reed, M., Goodliff, G., Devereux, J. Craft, A. Eyres, I. (2009) ‘Support in Context: Observation, assessment and planning’ in E100 The early years: developing practice Book 2, Milton Keynes: Open University
Reed, M., Goodliff, G., Craft, A. Stacey, M. (2009) ‘Extending Environments’. in E100 The early years: developing practice Book 2 Milton Keynes: Open University
Dawson, P., Reed, M. (2009) ‘Communication, language and Literacy’ in E100 The early years: developing practice Book 2 Milton Keynes: Open University
Pound, L., Reed, M. (2009) ‘Mathematical development: problem solving, reasoning and numeracy’ in E100 The early years: developing practice Book 2 Milton Keynes: Open University
Devereux, J., Reed, M. (2009) ‘Knowledge and Understanding of the World’ in E100 The early years: developing practice Book 2 Milton Keynes: Open University
Craft, A., Jones, C., Reed, M. (2009) ‘Professional Learning, Leadership and Development ‘in E100 The early years: developing practice Book 2 Milton Keynes: Open University
External Responsibilities
External Examiner (University of Greenwich)
External Examiner (University of Wolverhampton)








