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Placing the subject at the heart of initial teacher education: How do mentors focus on subject specifics within lesson observation feedback?

Despite written lesson observation feedback being valued by beginning teachers (Hobson, Ashby, Malderez, & Tomlinson, 2009) and perceived as a mechanism to link theory and practice (Puttick,...

Practical science and pandemics

Covid-19, education and educational research

As the whole planet finds itself engulfed in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has become increasingly clear that the public needs to be well equipped with the skills to deal with scientific...

Collaborative distance-learning in a time of coronavirus

Covid-19, education and educational research

James Derounian of the Association of National Teaching Fellows offers tips on delivering quality distance-learning for quarantined students.

The importance of the wider context: How an ecological approach can assist in understanding ICT take-up

Those researching technology use in education often switch between excessive optimism and excessive pessimism. They see the opportunities that new technology offers for creativity and a more...

What we can learn from degree apprenticeships and work-integrated learning

The British government’s introduction of degree apprenticeships (DAs) in 2015 marked a turning point in the delivery of both higher and vocational education in England. When announcing the...

Researching curriculum subjects: understanding how teachers plan, design and lead the curriculum

This event has now been postponed until 8 December 2020 - the event and recordings can be viewed here. This seminar, hosted by BERA, the British Curriculum Forum and the Knowledge in Education...

Curriculum Making

This event has now been postponed. To be kept updated on when this will be reschedule for, please email conference@bera.ac.uk. Large scale national curriculum reform is a prominent feature of...

A Curriculum For Wellbeing

This event has now been postponed. To be kept updated on when this will be reschedule for, please email conference@bera.ac.uk. With more young people than ever struggling with their mental...

The role of the school curriculum in mental health

Two years have passed since the publication of the government’s Green Paper, Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision. A key element of the vision that was set out in...

A Curriculum For Wellbeing

This British Curriculum Forum virtual resource brings together education professionals from different systems and sectors in education to share their ideas around curriculum development and...

How to be evidence informed whilst developing a Mentally Healthy school

We have all seen the statistics and even had first-hand experiences of supporting children with Mental Health concerns. More and more emphasis has been put on schools to be the first responders in...

More than fun and games – the serious side of learning in nature

This interactive, practical session will look at how to effectively support young people with a range of differing abilities to access their local outdoor spaces. It will be framed around a...