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Small Schools and Effective Curriculum

BERA SIG for School Effectiveness and Improvement invites school leaders, educational researchers, education policy makers and interested stakeholders to a twilight online panel discussion on...

Small Schools and Effective Curriculum

The BERA SIG for School Effectiveness and Improvement invited school leaders, educational researchers, education policy makers and interested stakeholders to a twilight online panel discussion on...

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...

Artificial intelligence in educational research and practice

While artificial intelligence (AI), as an academic discipline, has been with us since the 1950s, knowledge of AI’s impact on formal education and all its stakeholders is in its infancy. To plug...

School-based interventions for promoting social capabilities among students: Findings from a scoping review

In recent years, there has been a growing recognition of the importance of holistic student development (Ansari, 2022; Rogers & Dawson, 2016). This shift arises from the limitations of focusing...

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...

Designing online teaching curriculum to optimise learning for all students in higher education

Disruptions to learning and teaching in higher education during Covid-19 resulted in an abrupt shift towards online curricula (Salas-Pilco et al., 2022). This presented a range of concerns and...

Mics and cameras off again! Student teachers’ experiences of navigating the challenges of teaching in digital classrooms

As a result of the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions in 2020–21, most education providers in England relied on various online platforms and digital technologies to maintain their provision (Ofqual,...

The professional role of the SENCo in quality educational improvement

The SEND review and the launch of the SEND Review Green Paper (HM Government, 2022) has raised concerns as to the direction of SEND provision and the implications on children, families, schools...

The professional role of the SENCo in quality educational improvement

The SEND review and the launch of the SEND Review Green Paper (HM Government, 2022) has raised concerns as to the direction of SEND provision and the implications on children, families, schools...

Using learning contracts in large-group teaching: Preliminary findings

There is no doubt that most academics have an overarching goal that is to develop their students into self-directed and autonomous learners. Evidence from the literature on contract learning...

Alternative role of the state for education reforms

Reimagining education has taken centre stage in the post-lockdown era. The colossal impact of Covid-19 on the schooling system has reemphasised the need for new approaches in the education space...