Welcome to ASPE
ASPE was founded in the belief that one of the best ways to advance primary education is through professional collaboration and action.
It is open to all involved in primary education. We are here to encourage a considered and well researched perspective that will enable all children in primary education to get a better deal.
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Education 3-13
International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education is the major international publication of the Association for the Study of Primary Education.
The defining feature of the journal is that it aims to publish refereed articles representing the highest quality research and analysing practice relating to children between the ages of 3-13, both in the UK and internationally.
Latest Events
ASPE Conference: Reading - Multiple Perspectives
ASPE Conference: Reading – Multiple Perspectives
Date: Thursday 20th October 2022
Location: Regent’s University, Regent’s Park, Central London. NW1 4NS
Please see flyer for more information: FlyerProgramme for Reading Conference PDF v8
ASPE Conference: Curriculum Leadership
ASPE Conference: Curriculum Leadership
Date: Friday 30 September 2022
Location: Hotel Brooklyn, Portland Street, Manchester, M1 3HP
Please see flyer for more information: Flyer01_C[2] Curriculum Conf
Latest Bulletins
ASPE Bulletin Issue 37 : October 2022
Has the role of emotions in learning been overlooked in primary schools?
ASPE Bulletin Issue 36 : July 2022
Supporting the development of positive behaviour in the Early Years
ASPE Bulletin Issue 35 : June 2022
What is the impact of mindfulness based interventions?
ASPE Bulletin Issue 34 : May 2022
The impact of new arrival displaced child refugees on primary schools
ASPE Bulletin Issue 33 : April 2022
Primary Foreign Languages: School Practice
ASPE Bulletin Issue 32 : March 2022
Deja Vu: Where are we with foreign languages?
Our journal
Education 3-13 – International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education is the major international publication of the Association for the Study of Primary Education (ASPE).
The defining feature of the journal is that it aims to publish refereed articles representing the highest quality research and analysing practice relating to children between the ages of 3-13, both in the UK and internationally.
Join ASPE
Join ASPE and receive a free subscription to Education 3-13 as well as opportunities to networks that promote reflective primary practice.
ASPE members are early years and primary practitioners, local authority advisers and consultants, university teachers and independent educators. These include cutting edge writers, researchers and innovators of national and international repute.
What do people say about ASPE ?
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ASPE members include cutting edge writers and researchers of national and international repute, classroom practitioners, university teachers, LA advisers and consultants.
It views teachers as reflective practitioners who are constantly engaged in a process of study and critical evaluation of all that passes for change and innovation in primary education.
This broad membership has a strong feel-good factor, and ASPE conferences have a buzz which is bracing and invigorating.
The distinctiveness of ASPE lies in its shared beliefs and values about teachers and children.