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Gil Fewings

Gil Fewings is the archivist for Plymouth Marjon University (PMU), an archaeologist and former occupational therapist. Prior to her role at PMU she worked with a wide range of archives and museums...

Boundary crossings with artists, teachers and children: Integrating creative pedagogies for young people’s wellbeing

BERA Conference 2023

Global organisations (OECD, 2018) highlight the need for renewed focus on creativity and wellbeing in education. While Wales and Scotland have innovated their curriculum to reflect a stronger...

Programme now live: BERA Conference 2024 and WERA Focal Meeting

PROGRAMME NOW LIVE The BERA-WERA 2024 Conference programme is now live online. This year's conference is set up to be our biggest one yet and we have a fantastic array of presentations,...

BERA Artificial Intelligence (AI) Statement

Generative AI tools have rapidly evolved and are increasingly integrated into academic life through research, writing, and review processes. Their use must be approached with transparency,...

Simon Probert

Simon Probert is currently in the final year of his Doctorate in Education at the University of Bath. He is a research-practitioner and has spent the past 12 years working in British International...

Robert Eaglestone

Robert Eaglestone is Professor of Contemporary Literature and Thought at Royal Holloway, University of London. He works on contemporary literature and literary theory, contemporary philosophy and...

Cynefin and Wales: The key to the future of language and culture / Cynefin a Chymru: Yr allwedd i ddyfodol iaith a diwylliant

Cynefin can be interpreted in many ways. This blog post explores our understanding of cynefin as permeating across government policy, national institutions and local communities, filtering through...

Can the Curriculum for Wales and ‘cynefin’ enable children’s participative rights in schools?

When considered in conjunction with a long-standing commitment to children’s rights by the Welsh Government, the development of the Curriculum for Wales (CfW) may be a perfect opportunity for...

Katie Major-Smith

Katie Major-Smith is a PhD candidate at Plymouth Marjon University and the Research and Evaluation Lead for UKRI NetworkPlus in Circular Fashion and Textiles at the University of Plymouth. She is...

Diversity and Anti-Racist Professional Learning (DARPL): Establishing anti-racist education, through the lens of cynefin

It is clear that cynefin/belonging lies at the heart of the Curriculum for Wales and is at the core of DARPL. As a result, a sense of cynefin for Welsh learners and educators is a powerful...

Do I finally feel a sense of cynefin?

The Curriculum for Wales defines cynefin as ‘the place where we belong, where the people and landscape around us are familiar, and the sights and sounds are reassuringly recognisable’. My...

The impact of poverty on education, community and cynefin

Education plays an important role in the Curriculum for Wales, developing the relationship of children and young people to their community, which is captured in the Welsh word ‘cynefin’...