We are pleased to announce a new interim editorial team for BJET. This team will edit the Journal from 1st January 2016 until a longer-term appointment is made. BERA is grateful to this team for taking on the role and is glad we have been able to put together such an esteemed team which combines editorial experience, relevant subject knowledge and experience with BJET itself. BERA has enormous confidence that the excellence of the journal will be maintained during this interim period.

Convenor: Ian Menter, BERA Vice-President, Emeritus Professor of Teacher Education (University of Oxford)

Members:

Cristina Costa, Lecturer in Technology Enhanced Learning, University of Strathclyde

Sara Hennessy, Reader in Teacher Development and Pedagogical Innovation (University of Cambridge)

Carey Jewitt, Professor of Education and Technology, London Knowledge Lab (UCL Institute of Education)

Andreja Starcic, BJET Corresponding Editor for Europe and Scandinavia (University of Ljubjana)

In making this announcement, we would also like to clarify the circumstances surrounding the departure of Nick Rushby and some members of his team. Nick Rushby first stated his intention to stand down as editor of BJET in 2013. Since then BERA has been in the process of appointing a new editorial team. However, just as that appointment process was coming to a conclusion, BERA received a radically revised and narrowed draft scope statement for the journal.

Two issues were of particular concern: the timing of the change with a new editorial team about to be appointed; and some significant issues and ambiguities in the revised scope statement, which appeared to exclude all research carried out in schools, theoretical papers, studies showing no impact or negative impact of technology use and certain types of qualitative research regardless of quality.

Given this, BERA felt it important and entirely appropriate to ask for some constructive dialogue with the current Editor.  Unfortunately, this request was treated as interference in editorial matters, leading to the resignations of the Editor and some other members of the Board. 

This is a disappointing outcome which BERA regrets but notwithstanding this, we wish to thank these board members, and particularly Nick, very much for their excellent work over the years in making BJET the notable success it is today. We are very pleased that several Board members appreciate the importance of continuity in the high standards of BJET and are staying with the journal.  We have no doubt that the interim team and the remaining Board members will be able to work constructively in the coming months until such a time as a new longer-term editorial team is appointed and that together we will continue to build and maintain the very high reputation of BJET.