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The British Educational Research Association (BERA) is the leading authority on educational research in the UK, supporting and representing the community of scholars, practitioners and everyone...
BERA Conference 2026
Registration now open. Book before the early bird deadline: 1st May 2026. This year the conference will be returning to the University of Manchester 8-10 September 2026
Building teacher commitment in times of change: Lessons from Norwegian schools
This blog post reports from a study of Norwegian high school teachers’ affective commitment to their school organisation. This commitment embodies a sense of belonging and loyalty that drives...
The heart of learning: Spotlight on school libraries in the UK and Ireland
What if the most important room in a school isn’t a classroom, but the one that unlocks every other door to learning? In schools with well-funded and professionally staffed libraries, student...
BERA Small Grants Fund 2026/2027: Professional development for a flourishing early years sector
The 2026 funding aims to support research focusing on the professional development of early years workforce for a flourishing early years sector both in the UK and worldwide.
2026/2027 BCF Curriculum Investigation Grant: Navigating change: teacher agency in personal and social education
The BCF Curriculum Investigation Grant is intended to support research led by schools and colleges with a focus on curriculum inquiry and investigation.
Upcoming events
SIG Meet & Discuss: Curriculum, Assessment and Pedagogy
The Curriculum Assessment and PedagogySIG meeting will be an engaging and collaborative online session, bringing together members to reflect, reconnect and co-create ideas for the year ahead. This...
ECR Coffee Hour Spring 2026
This BERA ECR Network’s coffee hour will give you the opportunity to find out more about the ECR Network and its activities, as well as getting to know a little more about the team behind it...
TEAN Webinar: Effective assessment and feedback in teacher education
This panel event will be of interest to anyone engaged in assessment and feedback in higher education and teacher education. Contributions will come from researchers and practitioners in this area...
Research making a difference in the classroom: BERA Teacher Conference
The inaugural BERA Teacher Network Conference is dedicated to teachers and teacher-researchers, and will spotlight the transformative power of educational research in educational practice. The...
BERA Teacher Network
The BERA Teacher Network is an inclusive community of educators from early years, primary, and secondary schools and further, adult and vocational education in the UK. The network serves as a...
Early Career Researcher Network
The BERA Early Career Researcher (ECR) Network aims to offer support to those who are in the process of completing their masters or doctorate in education, as well as those who have completed...
Neurodivergent Researchers Network
The BERA Neurodivergent Researchers Network is a new initiative launched by the British Educational Research Association (BERA). The network is intended to provide a platform for neurodivergent...
BERA Teacher Education Advancement Network (TEAN)
The BERA Teacher Education Advancement Network (TEAN) is a new, inclusive community within BERA that supports and champions teacher educators across the UK. TEAN brings together teachers, teacher...
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Building teacher commitment in times of change: Lessons from Norwegian schools
This blog post reports from a study of Norwegian high school teachers’ affective commitment to their school organisation. This commitment embodies a sense of belonging and loyalty that drives...
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Why schools matter for parents from refugee backgrounds who have children with special educational needs
The importance of school as an effective means to quickly settle children with refugee and asylum-seeking status is widely agreed (McIntyre & Neuhaus, 2021). However, what is less cited is why...
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Motherhood, scholarship, and the weight of academic writing
Balancing two journeys Motherhood and scholarship have long been spoken of as if they belong to two separate worlds: one personal, and the other intellectual. But for many women, motherhood and...
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Advancing international comparative research on the professional lives and roles of teaching assistants in schools
Despite the growing number of teaching assistants (TAs) in schools worldwide, comparative international research on their professional lives and roles remains limited. Most are small-scale...
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