Schools are dynamic entities capable of growth and adaptation. Comparing them to living organisms, Sergiovanni (1994) underscores their inherent capacity for learning and development over time....
The British Educational Research Journal (BERJ) is pleased to launch its Early Career Reviewer Scheme that aims to build early career researchers’ capacities in academic peer reviewing. This...
The use of standards and regulation to justify harmful impacts has a history in education. In this blog post we highlight the recent controversy facing the school inspectorate in England and Wales...
This award celebrates the publication of educational research and is awarded to a scholarly book on education deemed to be high quality, engaging and innovative.
‘Research reports often read as though the researchers knew from the start exactly what they were setting out to do and moved in a linear direction towards that end… actual research is rarely...
The editors of the Review of Education (RoE) intend to publish a number of ‘State-of-Play' (SoP) special issues during their tenure, which commenced in January 2024. They are therefore seeking...
A recent National Governance Association (NGA, 2023a) report suggests that governor workload and lack of time are key contributors to the current crisis in the recruitment and retention of school...
This BERA Educational Leadership SIG event introduced researchers’ development and exploration of typologies in and around educational leadership, management and administration (ELMA). ...
This BERA Educational Leadership SIG event introduced researchers’ development and exploration of typologies in and around educational leadership, management and administration (ELMA). Weber...
In this blog post we reflect on the circumstances leading to the tragic death of Headteacher Ruth Perry and consider what the implications for Ofsted are going forward. Following on from...
As part of a doctorate of education qualification at University College London, I conducted a small-scale research project for an Institute Focused Study. The project was designed to draw...