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Education and democracy & History of education: BERA Brian Simon Fund research reports

The research presented in this series of reports was funded by a grant from the Brian Simon fellowship fund. Held in trust by BERA, the fund was a gift from the family of Brian Simon, a leading...

Agenda for Citizenship Education (ACE)

Education and democracy & History of education: BERA Brian Simon Fund research reports

Funded by the Brian Simon fellowship grant, this research project on the topic ‘education and democracy’ focused on formulating a new ‘agenda for citizenship education’ that builds on...

How can conspiracy theories be combatted in schools?

Conspiracy theories have most likely been in existence for as long as human communities. However, recent years have witnessed a rise in concerns by policymakers, academics and others about the...

A hidden curriculum of certainty: Inadequate education in an uncertain world

As educators in university education departments, we want to teach about the complex and contested nature of education and society. Furthermore, we are very conscious that our planetary...

BERA announces Brian Simon Fund Winners

BERA is delighted to announce the winners of a new grants scheme supported by the use of the Brian Simon fellowship fund. These grants are made possible due to a gift from the family of Brian...

Hard Questions: LEARNING TO TEACH CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES

Online registration for this event has now closed, please email events@bera.ac.uk to register. #BERA_TED @BERANews Teaching controversial issues in the classroom is now more urgent and fraught...

‘Student voice’ in lockdown

In an article published in the British Educational Research Journal just before lockdown, ‘Student voice in higher education: Opening the loop’ (Young & Jerome, 2020), we explored some narrow...

Halting the rise of character education in Britain

Character education has risen up the political agenda in the UK in recent years, as it has in a number of other countries. The United States, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Japan and Taiwan have...

The impact of the prevent duty on schools: What does the evidence tell us?

The UK government has become influential in the field of countering violent extremism (CVE), and Kundnani and Hayes (2018) document how its legislation and policy framework has been exported...