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Casey Edmonds

Casey Edmonds is an experienced researcher and lecturer in psychology at BPP University and the Open University. She has a PhD in psychology with a specialism in special educational needs and...

Elisabeth Wallmann

Elisabeth Wallmann is a teacher of modern foreign languages and a participant in the Researchers in Schools programme, which aims to bring subject specialists with PhDs into the classroom. As part...

BERA Conference 2021

13 September 2021 to 16 September 2021Virtual Conference

The BERA Conference 2021 was held virtually on the 13th-16th September 2021. Keynote speakers included: Dr Katy Vigurs, Dr Vanita Sundaram, Professor Iram Siraj, and Professor Becky Francis.

International Conference on Employer Engagement: Preparing young people for the future

In early July, the Edge Foundation and Education and Employers hosted the sixth International Conference on Employer Engagement. Welcoming almost 100 speakers and hundreds of delegates from across...

Andrea Laczik

Dr Andrea Laczik is head of research at the Edge Foundation.

Jie Gao

Research Fellow and Lecturer

Dr. Jie Gao is a Lecturer at Institute of Education, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society. Her research background lies in Psychology of Education. Her research interests mainly include...

Autumn 2021

International perspectives on the curriculum Implications for teachers & schools Research Intelligence issue 148 The internationalisation of curriculum, and the effects of globalisation and...

How to manage the ‘unprofessional’ online behaviour of students: An emerging dilemma in higher education

‘I can’t have my camera on ’cause I haven’t done my makeup.’ ‘I am driving, I can’t turn my camera on.’ ‘No way! I can’t do camera. I am still in my pyjamas.’ A recent and...

How can books hit the sweet spot between the reader and the story character?

Why do some stories resonate with readers more than others? It is probably because they minimise the distance between the reader and the story character. The classic reader-response theory...

Xianghan (Christine) O’Dea

Dr Xianghan (Christine) O’Dea is senior lecturer, course leader in the Business School, York St John University. Her major research interests lie in the areas of digital innovation, digital...

Neuromyths in schools

In recent years, much interest has been focused on the application of neuroscience in daily lessons and pedagogies (Canbulat & Kiriktas, 2017; Dekker et al., 2012). As a result, the new concept of...

Ofsted’s subject review of science: Could it put science into a subject silo?

It is one of the most heated debates in education forums around the world: is it better to teach lessons in discipline silos, or should schools create timetables that emphasise cross-cutting...