Article

1. Bell, S. (2013) Professional development for specialist teachers and assessors of students with literacy difficulties/dyslexia: ‘to learn how to assess and support children with dyslexia’. Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs. 13(1), pp. 104-113. 1471-3802.
2. Bland, K. and Sleightholme, S. (2012) Researching the pupil voice: what makes a good teaching assistant? Support for Learning. 27(4), pp. 172-176. 0268-2141.
3. Burgess, H. and Shelton Mayes, A. (2009) An exploration of higher level teaching assistants’ perceptions of their training and development in the context of school workforce reform. Support for Learning. 24(1), pp. 19-25. 1467-9604.
4. Lumsden, E. (2010) The new early years professional in England. International Journal for Cross-Disciplinary Subjects in Education (IJCDSE). 1(3), pp. 253-262. 2042-6364.

Book Section

1. Hevey, D. (2009) Professional work in early childhood. In: Waller, T. (ed.) An Introduction to Early Childhood: a Multidisciplinary Approach. 2nd ed. London: Sage. pp. 193-206.
2. Wells, P. (2009) Great expectations: trainee teachers' professional qualities - selection and development. In: Life, S. (ed.) Challenges and Moves in Education. Hefei: Anhui University Press.

Conference or Workshop Item

1. Butcher, J. and Stoncel, D. (2010) "It's made me braver": the impact of a PG Cert on HE teachers. Paper presented to: Higher Education Academy Annual Conference 2010, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, 22-23 June 2010.
2. Hevey, D. (2008) Routes to early years professional status. Workshop presented to: Leicestershire Early Years Foundation Stage Team Conference, Leicester, 16 May 2008.
3. Hevey, D., Lumsden, E. and Moxon, S. (2007) Developing the early years workforce: student perceptions of the Sure Start-Endorsed Early Years Foundation Degree. Paper presented to: Centre for Early Childhood Development and Education International Conference (CECDE) 'Vision into Practice’ Making Quality a Reality in the Lives of Young Children, Dublin, Ireland, 8-10 February 2007.
4. Lumsden, E. (2012) The Early Years Professional: the missing piece in the jigsaw for children? Keynote presented to: New Leaders in Early Years Conference, Medway Campus, Canterbury Christ Church University, 10 November 2012.
5. Lumsden, E. (2012) The Early Years Professional in England: agent of change for the youngest children. Seminar Presentation presented to: European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA) 22nd Conference: Pre-Birth to Three: Identities, Learning, Diversities, Oporto, Portugal, 29 August - 01 September 2012.
6. Lumsden, E. (2012) The Early Years Professional: holding a mirror up to policy makers. Seminar Presentation presented to: 2nd Global Conference, Childhood: A Persons Project, Mansfield College, Oxford, 07-09 July 2012.
7. Lumsden, E. (2012) The Early Years Professional in England. Seminar Presentation presented to: Global Summit on Childhood, Washington DC, USA, 28-31 March 2012.
8. Lumsden, E. (2012) Individual and collective perspectives on Early Years Professional status converged: a mixed methods study. Seminar Presentation presented to: British Early Childhood Education Research Association (BECERA) 2nd Conference: Evidencing Practice through Professional Inquiry, Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham, 15-16 February 2012.
9. Lumsden, E. (2011) The Early Years Professional and the Early Years Teacher: complementary but essentially different: a mixed methods study. Workshop presented to: TACTYC Biennial Research Conference: 'Ready’ for School? Research, Reflection and Debate, York, 11-12 November 2011.
10. Lumsden, E. (2011) The individual and the collective: perceptions of Early Years Professional Status. Paper presented to: British Early Childhood Education Research Association (BECERA) 2011 Conference: The Art of Practice Based Inquiry: Early Childhood Professionals & Research, Birmingham, 23 - 24 February 2011.
11. Lumsden, E. (2010) Undergraduate to early year professional: the role of mentoring. Paper presented to: 20th European Early Childhood Educational Research Association (EECERA) Conference: Knowledge and Voice in Early Childhood: Who Knows, Who Speaks, Who Listens?, Birmingham, 06-08 September 2010.
12. Lumsden, E. (2009) Early Years Professional Status: stakeholders perspectives. Seminar Presentation presented to: 19th European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA) Annual Conference, Strasbourg, France, 26 - 29 August 2009.
13. Lumsden, E. (2007) A new professional: reflections on the pilot phase of the Early Years Professional Status in England. Paper presented to: Exploring Vygotsky's Ideas: Crossing Borders - European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA) European Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, 29 August-1 September 2007.
14. Morgan, D. (2010) Mathematics Specialist Programme. Seminar Presentation presented to: British Congress of Mathematics Education (BCME 7): Mathematical Progressions, University of Manchester, 06-09 April 2010.

Conference Proceedings

1. Lumsden, E. (2010) New directions in the early years: introducing the new early years professional in England. Canada International Conference on Education (CICE-2010), Toronto, Canada, 24-26 May 2010. Canada: CICE. 9780956426321.

Thesis

1. Lumsden, E. (2012) Early Years Professional status: a new professional or a missed opportunity. Doctoral thesis. The University of Northampton.
2. Watkins, A. (2006) A reflective investigation into special needs education teachers' professional learning through research into their own practice. Doctoral thesis. The University of Northampton.