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Finance & Operations Committee

The role of the Finance & Operations Committee is to: Ensure that the financial basis upon which BERA operates is secure; Ensure that the principles and practices of employment we offer to...

Group work in primary classrooms: No longer a waste of time

During the 50 years since the Plowden Report, policy with regard to small-group activity in English primary schools has undergone repeated change. However, images of practice remain constant: they...

Biscuits or Banquets?

Becoming a lifetime reader is dependent on developing a love of reading[1] and few would argue against the fact that the ability and motivation to read impacts on the life chances of all...

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Opportunity: We need two members to join our Risk Assessment and Audit Committee

Can you help BERA plan for the future?   We are currently seeking up to two members to join our Risk Assessment and Audit Committee (RAAC). The remit is to provide oversight and advice to the...

Observing to Understand – Using the Tavistock Method of Observation to Support Reflective Practice

The Tavistock method of infant observation has developed and grown since its original use as a tool to train psychotherapists at the Tavistock clinic. It is now widely used across many...

Summer 2017

Research Intelligence Issue 133: Methodological Challenges Delivering and Evaluating Interventions in War-Affected, Low-Income Countries Theories of Change and their application in policy and...

Participation in recreational activities: views, experiences and choices from children and young people with cerebral palsy

  http://www.playwales.org.uk/eng/ ‘All children and young people have the right to rest, leisure, play and recreation and to take part in cultural and artistic...

We’re All in it Together : Aspirations and Legislation in a time of Austerity

National inclusive policies are shaped by a complex mixture of social, economic, political and historical concerns, formed within shifting local, national and international landscapes. This...

Will to Power: Project-Based Learning in Post-WWII Japanese School Curriculum

In 1998, Japan’s curriculum authorities published curriculum guidelines (gakushu shido yoryo) for national compulsory education, dubbed as the ‘yutori (latitude) curriculum’ with a pinch of...

Call for contributions Sara Delamont: A Festschrift Special Issue of Qualitative Research

Context: Sara Delamont is an important figure in the development of social sciences in and for education, and especially in the establishment of qualitative research at Cardiff (e.g. Delamont et...

Does it matter how the change is done? National curriculum reform in Finland

In many countries, Finland included, national curriculum reform are central tools for large-scale school development. However, the way the reforms are carried out affects what actually happens -...