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Practising collaborative filmmaking for inclusivity

The Covid-19 outbreak has made a serious impact on many vulnerable populations and revealed social justice issues (Lowell et al., 2022; Meda & Chitiyo, 2022). Embodying diversity and inclusivity...

Fostering curiosity and inclusivity through early years creative encounters in a museum

Young children relish the opportunity to explore new spaces, especially when unusual and unexpected. A growing body of literature about the value of museums and art to the youngest members of the...

Editorial: Arts for all: Exploring inclusivity in arts education

There are many shared themes and ideas across the fields of arts-based and inclusive research: the arts have the capacity to connect different communities, provide a means of expression, and...

Story crafting a picture of me

In this blog post we share learning from research into a collaborative community-based project led by Prism Arts, a charity with the vision of ‘Art without Barriers’. Their mission is to...

A case study exploring what role music can play in integrating students who have English as an additional language into education

In 1976 Stevie Wonder sang ‘Music is a world within itself with a language we all understand’. Is this not true? And if so, why is there a widening disconnect between this view and how the...

What’s your tag? Graffiti art and curriculum injustice

Research shows that the arts can be highly productive and positive for young people. However, our research suggests that the inclusive potential of the arts can be undermined (Howard, 2022). We...

A Hong Kong school music education perspective

The context: Understanding inclusivity in Hong Kong In Hong Kong, inclusivity is not just a policy, but a way of delivering special education that embraces individual differences and celebrates...

Arts for All: Exploring inclusivity in arts education

There are many shared themes and ideas across the fields of arts-based and inclusive research: the arts have the capacity to connect different communities, provide a means of expression, and...

BERA Conference 2023

12 September 2023 to 14 September 2023Aston University/ Conference Aston

The BERA Conference 2023 was held on the 12th-14th September 2023 at Conference Aston/Aston University. Keynote speakers included: Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith. The conference ended with three...

Musicianship for key stage 1 teachers

Learning for all: BERA Small Grants Fund research reports

Teaching generalist primary teachers to teach classroom music

Learning for all: BERA Small Grants Fund research reports

This series of reports presents the findings and recommendations of six research projects funded by BERA’s 2022/23 Small Grants Fund (SGF) on the theme ‘learning for all’. The projects...

BERA Conference 2023 – Call for Abstract Reviewers

Would you be willing to act as a reviewer for abstracts submitted to the BERA Annual Conference 2023? To be involved, you will need to: be a BERA Member be available to referee abstracts...