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education in the UK. She is the only early childhood educator to have been
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Professor Bruce’s highly distinguished contribution to the field includes writing
and editing 29 education books, co-founding the Centre for Early Childhood Sports scholar wins world rowing gold
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successive government ministers for children for 10 years, playing an Psychology lecturers launch new
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Trained at the Froebel Institute, which has since become part of Roehampton Team of the Year
University, Professor Bruce went on to become a Froebelian educator guided University hosts prestigious Fulbright
by principles that promote a holistic approach to teaching young children summer school
including creativity, play and first-hand experiences rather than a narrow
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Throughout her career, Professor Bruce has interwoven the Froebelian theory
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and practice into her teaching, seminars and policy-influencing activities, and
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is best known for developing the 10 principles of early childhood first
published in 1987 in her book Early Childhood Education.

Professor Bruce said: "When I was 18 years old I attended the Froebel
Institute at Roehampton where I learnt the Froebelian principles for early
childhood education. It was one of the most important moments in my life as
it gave me the navigational tools needed to guide me through my career – the
same tools that guide me today.

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 "When I learnt that I had been appointed CBE I was thrilled. I saw it as a very
public recognition of the Froebelian approach to education and all the great
ideas and good practice that come out of Roehampton University – still the
most distinguished centre for Froebelian practice in the UK."

Director of the Early Childhood Research Centre (ECRC) at Roehampton

University, Professor Kevin J. Brehony, said:

"Professor Bruce's CBE is a reflection of her outstanding integrity and her

steadfast commitment to the Froebelian principles and values along with their
application to the care and education of children in their early years.

"Tina is a very 'hands on' Visiting Professor who has contributed enormously
to the work of the ECRC. I know the educators at Roehampton University and
all those practitioners who have worked with or been trained by Professor
Bruce, will join me in congratulating her for this well-deserved award and for
joining the very small and distinguished group of honoured academics at
Roehampton University."

This latest recognition of excellence further strengthens the reputation of the

University’s School of Education, which the Research Assessment Exercise
(RAE) recently ranked third out of the UK’s post-92 universities for research in
education.

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