Teachers seconded as teacher educators: Transformations and tensions

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Introduction In Ireland teacher continuing professional development is provided by national support services. These are staffed with teachers seconded annually from their schools for a maximum of...

The problem of prejudice, discrimination and institutional racism in a post-92 higher education institution

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This blog post looks forward to the forthcoming symposium at BERA Conference 2023, which will present the findings from two studies that were developed to examine the problem of institutional...

Young women have more career choices but why more anxiety?

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Despite efforts to improve careers education, it is still seen to be largely ineffective. In addition, young people’s career aspirations have changed little in recent decades. OECD data from...

Education, mental wellbeing and the cost-of-living crisis: Bridging research and practice

The rising cost of living is causing high levels of stress and concern for millions of households. For educators, poverty is tangible in the growing numbers of hungry, cold and tired pupils...

Can developing peer mentoring relationships improve teaching development in higher education?

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Teaching excellence has been at the forefront of policy worldwide (O’Leary & Savage, 2020). In the UK, the Teaching Excellence Framework, ranking tables and scrutiny from the Office for...

Ethnic inequality in the teaching workforce in schools: Why it matters

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Ethnic minority communities in the UK see education as a gateway for opportunities. Yet in the UK, the ethnic background of teaching staff does not mirror the profile of the pupils (Demie & See,...

Better together: Research-practice partnerships in education

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Research-practice partnerships (RPPs) are collaborative research structures which seek to improve children and young people’s educational experiences and outcomes, by synthesising the cumulative...

Widening participation in higher education: Reforming infographics beyond the visual through the eyes of sports coaching students

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In this blog post, I explore the value of infographics beyond their visual aspect for widening participation students. The post draws on my PhD research, which focuses on the value of infographics...

Doing the heavy lifting: The experiences of working-class professional service and administrative staff in Russell Group universities

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Understanding what life is like for those studying and working within universities has been of increased interest to higher education research, policy and practice over the past 15 years....