Kids & Tech Questions

The Kids & Tech Questions project aims to understand what are the most important questions that children aged 2 to 11 years, their families and educators have about digital technology and young children.

The project will include:

two surveys with families and educators, to provide uncertainties and rank their importance
discussions with primary school aged children about their ideas and concerns
checking the research literature to verify which questions have been adequately addressed by previous research
a final workshop to create a top priorities list

Through this, we will create a top list of priority questions to share with researchers and funders.

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Claudia Bickford-Smith

Claudia has extensive experience in education: learning design, edtech, qualification and assessment development, and school management. Her interest lies in working with teachers to develop a framework for evaluating AI-driven educational content to enhance teaching and learning, based on children’s needs, taking into account diverse backgrounds and educational contexts.

Cliff Manning

Cliff has over two decades of experience in developing digital services that enable connection and learning. Currently, he is the R&D Director at Parent Zone, where his work centers on improving outcomes for children in the digital age by enhancing parenting support. Additionally, he founded More Than Robots, a platform for sharing research around youth digital equity.

Tom Pinfield

Tom has been working in education and online safety for 17 years. He was a secondary school teacher and is now Assistant Education Manager at Childnet. He delivers education sessions, creates resources and oversees the Childnet Youth Advisory Board. He is also a parent.

Florence Ackland

Flo is a Senior Subject Specialist at the PSHE Association: the national body for personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education. Since joining the PSHE Association, she has worked with a range of organisations, from the NSPCC, to the Guardian, to The Alan Turing institute, developing materials that support schools to deliver highly effective, safe PSHE education.

Kids & Tech Questions

Digital Technology and Young Children Priority Setting Partnership

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Our steering commitee

Steering committee members

Claudia Bickford-Smith

Cliff Manning

Tom Pinfield

Florence Ackland