Primary Assessment
A new report from an expert panel convened by BERA sets out the case against the government’s proposal to use a baseline assessment test of pupils in reception to hold schools in England to...
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Close-to-practice research project
BERA has identified close-to-practice research as an area of interest for the Association, and many BERA members are also committed to such work in the context of teacher education and...
BERA-TACTYC Early Childhood Research Review 2003-2017
We are pleased to announce the launch of the BERA/TACTYC Review of Early Childhood Education and Care in the UK, 2003-2017. This review has involved a wide range of early childhood specialists,...
BERA Research Commission 2015/2017- Cost, Value and Quality in Professional Learning: promoting economic literacy in medical and teacher education
How are we to understand the cost, value and quality of university-based professional learning and development? This BERA Research Commission has examined the role of universities in professional...
BERA Research Commission 2015/2017- Poverty and Policy Advocacy
The Research Commission on Poverty and Policy Advocacy Child poverty is increasing in the UK. But how does that play out differently in the four UK jurisdictions, in relation to education? How do...
BERA Research Commission 2015/2017 –Reviewing the Potential and Challenges of Developing STEAM Education
Reviewing the Potential and Challenges of Developing STEAM Education through CreativePedagogies for 21st Century Learning: how can school curricula be broadened towards a more responsive,...
BERA President’s Roundtables 2015-17: Methodological challenges in education(al) research
BERA is starting a series of presidential round table seminars that will draw on processes of agenda- setting, horizon-scanning, evidence review and user engagement to explore key methodological...
Election 2015
In the run-up to the 2015 General Election, BERA produced a summary document presenting the main political parties plans for education.
Respecting Children and Young People: Learning from the past, redesigning the future
Educational researchers in six of BERA's special interest groups have drawn up a new evidence-based manifesto detailing how research should serve as the basis for future education policies. The...
Early Years Policy Advice
A joint initiative between the BERA Early Years Special Interest Group and TACTYC (Association for the Professional Development of Early Years Educators) has produced briefing notes and guidance...
40@40 – A portrait of 40 years of educational research through 40 studies
As part of our 40th anniversary celebrations, BERA has collected together a set of 40 landmark studies that have had a significant impact on educational policy, practice, research methodology...
Research and Teacher Education
Research and the Teaching Profession: Building the Capacity for a Self-Improving Education System concludes that teachers across the UK should be supported to become research literate. This...
