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Crafting inclusive research approaches

BERA Conference 2023

Take three postgraduate researchers with a shared interest in developing inclusive approaches to disability and education, a carrier bag of magazines donated by the Women’s Institute, scissors...

Opportunity to help address the challenging histories of UK education’s past

BERA is supporting the British Psychological Society (BPS) in creating a pilot teaching resource for secondary school students on the history of IQ testing in the UK education system. The resource...

British Educational Research Journal: Call for special issues (2024)

This opportunity is now closed. The incoming editors of the British Educational Research Journal (BERJ) intend to publish a number of special issues during their tenure, which commences in...

Researching gender and sexuality

Gender and sexualities research carries unique sensitivities and challenges that can create a range of barriers for postgraduate and early career educational researchers. The event Researching...

BERA’s 50th Anniversary

2024 holds many exciting developments as we celebrate our 50th anniversary year. This year we will: Launch more awards and funding opportunities – please keep a eye on our awards page for...

Meet and Discuss – Inclusive Education

This Inclusive Education SIG meeting was held to network with colleagues, learn about the activities of the SIG and plans for 2024 and onwards. This meeting was hosted online, with the...

One size does not fit all: Supporting dyspraxic students in higher education in England

Dyspraxia, also known as developmental coordination disorder (DCD), is a lifelong, neurodevelopmental disorder which affects an estimated 10 per cent of the UK population (Dyspraxia Foundation,...

The ‘Diverse Model’: A new way of perceiving disability?

The term ‘disability’ includes various impairments affecting physical, mental, intellectual or sensory abilities. According to the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with...

Inclusive Education Convenor 2024-2027

There is an opportunity for a new SIG Convenor to help lead the SIG over the next 3 years. SIG Convenors are volunteers whose main role is to co-ordinate, oversee and develop the mission and...

A vital role for further education: Educating extra-ordinary young people

This blog post focuses on the overlooked and precarious middle in the English education system: further education and the young people who participate in it. In Helena Kennedy’s words, further...

Engaging with educational policy in difficult times

In December 1987, Secretary of State for Education Kenneth Baker summed up the purpose of the Education Reform Bill as ‘standards, freedom and choice’. Underpinning the bill was the belief...

Creating an inclusive learning environment for autistic pupils at primary school

When you think of a typical primary school classroom, what comes to mind? Most likely it’s a brightly lit, stimulating space full of colour and sound – all designed to engage curious young...