New SIG – Alternative Education
On September 22, 2014 BERA Council approved a new SIG - Alternative Education. The SIG will focus on practices, history, theory and philosophy underpinning and supporting educational activity...
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BERA Publishes 40@40 – 40 landmark studies that celebrate educational research
BERA has published a collection of 40 landmark studies that have had a significant impact on educational policy, practice, research methodology and/or theory over the past 40 years. The final...
Streaming pupils by ability in primary school widens the attainment gap
The practice of “streaming” children by ability in the early years of primary school is widening the achievement gap between children from better-off homes and those facing disadvantage,...
Teaching methods explain the China-England results gap in maths
Primary school pupils in China do much better at maths than their counterparts in England because of the type of teaching Chinese teachers use, a study presented to BERA Conference has concluded.
BERA Conference 2015
Registration and Abstract Submission now open! Welcome to the BERA Annual Conference 2015 which will be held at Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland. We were last here in 1998 and...
Maths teachers worried about ‘inadequate’ algebra in GCSEs
Many teenagers are embarking on maths A-level courses with an inadequate grasp of algebra because they can get a good grade at GCSE without having mastered it, new research from assessment experts...
Poverty, not schools, to blame for exam results gap
Research from Professor Steve Strand, of the University of Oxford, says the pervasiveness of this attainment gap, across all types of schools, suggests that factors outside of the institutions’...
DfE consultation on primary assessment and accountability
Over the summer of 2014, BERA decided to take the unusual step of reconvening the influential UK Assessment Reform Group, which remains highly regarded nationally and internationally. The ARG...
BERA Announces Inaugural John Nisbet Fellows
BERA is delighted to announce the appointment of the first two BERA John Nisbet Fellows. Named in honour of our first President, these are awarded annually to one or more people who are deemed...
Professor Anna Craft, founder of the BERA Creativity in Education SIG
Professor Anna Craft, widely respected educational researcher and writer, and founder of the BERA Creativity in Education SIG passed away on August 11 2014, at age 52. Professor Craft...
Online Access to the Curriculum Journal for BERA Members
BERA members can now get online access to the Curriculum Journal directly from the BERA website. As a result of the creation of the British Curriculum Forum (previously the British Curriculum...
Open Access
Here is the place to find briefings and information as well as BERA's public statements on open access developments. Latest uploads are the responses from the Academy of Social Science to recent...