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James C. Kaufman

James C. Kaufman is a Professor of Educational Psychology at the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut. The author/editor of 45+ books and several hundred papers, he is the...

Clare Lawrence

Clare Lawrence is the English subject lead on the secondary PGCE course at Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU). She is a graduate of York, Oxford, Northumbria, Birmingham and Sheffield Hallam...

Birth to three matters for schools: Attachment theory and readiness to learn

The role of attachment theory in education has frequently been questioned, as typified in the recent Twitter exchange on ‘edutwitter’ below. Figure 1: Anonymised screenshot of a tweet and...

Predicted grades and prejudice

Across England, most secondary-level students will be receiving predicted grades at the end of this year. These grades may determine their entry into further education or a particular workforce....

Pupils with English as an Additional Language, their families and COVID-19: current challenges and finding a way forward

This episode of the BERA Podcast explores how how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted primary and post-primary pupils with English as an Additional Language (EAL) and their families.

Maria Stewart

Dr Maria Stewart is a Special Educational Needs (SEN) Link Officer in the Education Authority Northern Ireland and an associate lecturer at St Mary’s University College Belfast. Her PhD...

Ronan Kelly

Doctoral Researcher

Ronan Kelly is a Doctoral Researcher at Ulster University. His PhD explores language learning, identity and social cohesion for pupils with English as an Additional Language (EAL) in secondary...

Orla Carlin

Orla Carlin is a member of the Society for Education and Training for further education teachers. She is currently enrolled on a ‘compassion for educators’ course run in conjunction with the...

Exploring the impact of using Participatory Action Research (PAR) evidence in informing the teaching environment and practice

Principles into Practice: Supporting Practitioner Research

A case study of an Independent school catering for students with autism in the English West Midlands region. Registration for this event has now closed, please email events@bera.ac.uk if you want...

Exploring the impact of using Participatory Action Research (PAR) evidence in informing the teaching environment and practice

A case study of an Independent school catering for students with autism in the English West Midlands region. #principlesintopractice Riverside Education is a small Independent school for young...

What! No face-to-face contact with participants? What are the alternatives?

This episode of the BERA podcast discusses data collection solutions to the unprecedented challenges presented during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Lindsay Ibbotson

Honorary Research Fellow

First Thing Music – Project Lead, a randomised control trial, funded in 2018/19 by the Education Endowment Foundation and the Royal Society for the Arts, that investigated the impact of daily...