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The British Educational Research Association (BERA) is the leading authority on educational research in the UK, supporting and representing the community of scholars, practitioners and everyone...
The Curriculum Journal: Call for Editorial Board members
The Curriculum Journal (CJ) is seeking expressions of interest from educational researchers to join its editorial board. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the strategic development...
The ‘Dear Researcher’ workshop on participatory research spaces at the BERA 2024 conference: Insights and practical examples of researching with youth co-researchers
The ‘Dear Researcher’ workshop that I facilitated at the 2024 BERA Conference, had developed through years of research working alongside children and young people as co-researchers. The...
2025/2026 BERA Small Grants Fund
Researching Additional Support Needs (ASN)/Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) £5000 per project available
Beyond ‘navel gazing’: Autoethnography as a catalyst for change
In April and July of 2023, the BERA Social Justice special interest group (SIG) held an event titled ‘Beyond “Navel-gazing”: Autoethnography as a Catalyst for Change’. This event brought...
BERA Conference 2025
The 2025 BERA Conference will be held 9th-11th September 2025 at the University of Sussex. Abstract Submission Now Open: Deadline 31 January 2025
Upcoming events
Presidential Seminar Series: The Struggle for Curriculum Knowledge and Culture: What’s next for England?
In July 2024 a newly elected Labour government announced an independent curriculum and assessment review for England spanning from Key Stage 1 through to Key Stage 5. The purpose of this exercise...
The Overlaps and Intersections of Playwork and Youth Work
This online event explores the potential overlaps and intersections in services provided to children and young people in the UK, focusing on the perspectives of playworkers and youth workers....
Researching Gender & Sexuality in Educational Settings
Join us for an online event hosted by the Sexualities and Gender Special Interest Group of the British Education Research Association. Call for abstracts Calling all educators, researchers, and...
Creative Advocacy
Creative Advocacy – using arts based education research to engage new audiences and give voice to participants This webinar discusses how the arts can be used to communicate powerful ideas in...
BERA Teacher Network
The BERA Teacher Network is an inclusive community of educators from early years, primary, and secondary schools and further, adult and vocational education in the UK. The network serves as a...
Early Career Researcher Network
The BERA Early Career Researcher (ECR) Network aims to offer support to those who are in the process of completing their masters or doctorate in education, as well as those who have completed...
Neurodivergent Researchers Network
The BERA Neurodivergent Researchers Network is a new initiative launched by the British Educational Research Association (BERA). The network is intended to provide a platform for neurodivergent...
Event Videos
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The ‘Dear Researcher’ workshop on participatory research spaces at the BERA 2024 conference: Insights and practical examples of researching with youth co-researchers
The ‘Dear Researcher’ workshop that I facilitated at the 2024 BERA Conference, had developed through years of research working alongside children and young people as co-researchers. The...
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Muslim identity formation in London: The role of supplementary schools
Historically, education has played a vital role in identity formation, especially when looking at minority groups. Group threat theory (Stephen & Stephen, 2000) suggests that minority communities...
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From compliance to conversation: New guidelines push for ethical reflection in research reporting
Academic outputs, conference and journal papers, are the primary mode of communication for academics, whether with other researchers, policymakers, or practitioners and the wider public. Scholarly...
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Editorial: Beyond ‘navel gazing’: Autoethnography as a catalyst for change
Autoethnography holds significant relevance as a methodology in social justice work within educational research and practice (Boylorn, 2006; Ellis, 2002; Skousen, 2022). It is defined as a...
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