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Supporting teachers who have trained during the pandemic to thrive in their first year of teaching: A guide for secondary schools

Everyone who has worked in schools and in initial teacher education (ITE) will remember 2020–21 as one of significant disruption and challenge, and none more so than those whose professional...

Content and language integrated learning and extensive processing instruction: A useful partnership for language teaching?

The teaching of modern foreign languages (MFL) in English secondary schools is generally accepted to be in crisis. Entries for GCSE, A-level and university degrees have steadily declined. Even...

Exploring the Relationship between School Based Research and Higher Education

A podcast discussion between two teacher researchers and an HE researcher, exploring the challenges and benefits of working together to carry out research in schools

How newly qualified teachers are coping in the time of Covid-19

Newly qualified teachers (NQTs) have arguably always had tough challenges to overcome; two in every five NQTs experience mental health problems (Education Support Network, 2018). Challenges cited...

Interrogating the notion of the seaside idyll in the context of initial teacher training

The prevalence of disadvantage in remote, economically depressed coastal areas of England is reflected in government initiatives aimed at turning around education in certain regions such as the...

Top Tips and Triggers – Learning from Head Teachers and Senior Leadership Teams who have research active schools

Online registration for this event has now closed, to register please email events@bera.ac.uk.   #toptipsandtriggers In Summer of 2020, the Research Methodology in Education SIG and the...

Top Tips and Triggers – Learning from Head Teachers and Senior Leadership Teams who have research active schools

In Summer of 2020, the Research Methodology in Education SIG and the Practitioner Researchers SIG hosted the Principles into Practice event. An event was requested to find out how/why Head...

Reflecting on vlogs, blogs and podcasts in education research, teaching and professional development

The ubiquitous nature of the smartphone and the internet has normalised a new approach to seeking and managing information. Vlogs, blogs and podcasts (VBP) are creating literally thousands of...

Practitioner Research SIG Annual Meeting

Join the Practitioner Research SIG annual meeting to network with colleagues, learn about the activities of the SIG over the last year and plans for 2021   This meeting will be hosted on Zoom,...

BERA Bites, issue 7: Exploring the impact of Covid-19: Pedagogy, curriculum & assessment

BERA Bites

The coronavirus pandemic and its associated lockdowns upended our lives and presented challenges and consequences that were previously unimaginable. Teachers were flung in at the deep end with...

BERA Bites, issue 6: Researching education & mental health: From ‘Where are we now?’ to ‘What next?’

BERA Bites

The mental health and wellbeing of learners and teaching staff rank among some of the most pressing issues facing education in the coming decade. Even before the Covid-19 crisis hit, there was...

Joint Research Methodology in Education and Practitioner Research SIG newsletter

This joint newsletter is the result of a growing collaboration between our SIGs in the area of overlap between exploring and supporting research design and carrying out meaningful research in and...