BERA Bites, issue 12: Education and the environment
Today, in 2025, as an Earthly community, we face the ongoing triple planetary crises of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste. Across the UK, and in many other...
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The Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2029: Threat or opportunity for early career researchers?
For early career researchers (ECRs), REF 2029 represents a challenge but also an opportunity to position and shape their scholarly activity in the short and medium term. In this blog post, we...
Practices and learning needs of Romanian school-based teacher educators
Initial teacher education (ITE) varies across countries. In many educational systems, including Romania, universities are responsible for preparing future teachers, collaborating with schools for...
Raising Critical Confidence as a root to knowledge of self
hooks (1994, p. 34) advises us to ‘renew our minds if we are to transform educational institutions and society so the way we live, teach, and work can reflect our joy in cultural diversity, our...
What lessons do students infer from Holocaust education?
‘The premier demand upon all education is that Auschwitz not happen again. Its priority before any other requirement is such that I believe I need not and should not justify it.’ —Adorno,...
Neoliberal metrics and a curriculum for competence
Neoliberalism – the free market ideology of individual liberty and choice, combined with limited government interference in a competitive marketplace – has been a growing international trend...
A digital learning model integrating Bronfenbrenner’s Human Ecology Model with the Chinese He and Xie Principles that support diverse learners
The rise of online learning has led to new digitally connected teaching models. With the growth of learning platforms and AI tools like ChatGPT, the higher education sector faces the challenge of...
School health and wellbeing, and national education system reform in Wales
The Curriculum for Wales prioritises young people’s health and wellbeing, with a strategic aim for all children in Wales to be healthy and confident individuals. Following national roll-out,...
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The Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2029: Threat or opportunity for early career researchers?
For early career researchers (ECRs), REF 2029 represents a challenge but also an opportunity to position and shape their scholarly activity in the short and medium term. In this blog post, we...
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Education staff wellbeing and workload: ‘Causing concern’ in the proposed Ofsted inspection toolkits
We, like many of you, have been very interested in Ofsted’s current consultation on proposed changes to their inspections in England, following the biggest consultation Ofsted has ever...
Continue reading blog post‘Skills England’ and the future of UK apprenticeships: A more agile skills system?
In October 2024, the Skills Minister introduced a new bill to the House of Lords to reform the skills system for apprenticeships. Since 2017, apprenticeships were developed and regulated by the...
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Navigating the AI revolution: Safeguarding academic integrity and ethical considerations in the age of innovation
As AI technologies like ChatGPT become more accessible, balancing innovation, academic integrity and ethics is crucial. While these tools enhance learning, they also raise concerns about...
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Transforming curriculum planning with Sankey diagrams
Have you ever wondered how to gain deeper insights into the complexities of curriculum planning and to support data-driven decision-making? As an educator and researcher at ETH Zurich, I’ve...
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Practices and learning needs of Romanian school-based teacher educators
Initial teacher education (ITE) varies across countries. In many educational systems, including Romania, universities are responsible for preparing future teachers, collaborating with schools for...
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Raising Critical Confidence as a root to knowledge of self
hooks (1994, p. 34) advises us to ‘renew our minds if we are to transform educational institutions and society so the way we live, teach, and work can reflect our joy in cultural diversity, our...
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What lessons do students infer from Holocaust education?
‘The premier demand upon all education is that Auschwitz not happen again. Its priority before any other requirement is such that I believe I need not and should not justify it.’ —Adorno,...
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Neoliberal metrics and a curriculum for competence
Neoliberalism – the free market ideology of individual liberty and choice, combined with limited government interference in a competitive marketplace – has been a growing international trend...
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