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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...
Critical Conversations in Education – BERA AGM, Awards and Keynote lecture
We invite you to join us for the annual BERA AGM, Awards and Keynote lecture in London! To kick off the event, we will hear from the BERA Committee Chairs who will give us an update on BERA...
Reimagining the curriculum: A call for decolonial and values-driven education
Curriculum is often seen as a fixed ‘course of study’ – a neutral list of topics to be taught and assessed. Yet, it is anything but neutral (Apple, 2004). Pinar (2019) argues that curriculum...
BERA & Black History Month 2025
To celebrate Black History Month this October, the British Educational Research Association (BERA) will be highlighting a range of noteworthy contributions in our latest work promoting race,...
BERA TEAN Conference 2026
The BERA Teacher Education Advancement Network (TEAN) conference provides a powerful professional development experience for teacher educators and for researchers into teacher education and...
Professional learning for teacher educators: BERA Small Grants Fund research reports
This series of reports presents the findings and recommendations of four research projects funded by BERA’s 2024/25 Small Grants Fund (SGF). The funding aimed to support research focussing on...
Upcoming events
SIG Meet & Discuss: Post Compulsory and Lifelong Learning
Our upcoming SIG meeting promises to be a thought-provoking session featuring the introduction of our new convenor, a deep dive into the intriguing 'Cinderella Sector', and exciting opportunities...
Presidential Seminar Series – Anti-racist education in Northern Ireland: Progress, Problems and Prospects
On Tuesday 4th November 2025, the BERA Presidential Seminar Series will hold an online event to focus Northern Ireland. During a period of significant educational transformation, and in the...
SIG Meet & Discuss: Higher Education
The aim of the Higher Education special interest group is to contribute towards and enhance critical debates and perspectives on higher education policy, pedagogy and practice. This is a broad...
SIG Meet & Discuss: Research Methodologies in Education
We invite you to join an informal meeting with the BERA Research Methodologies in Education SIG, where we will come together to share research findings, practical insights, and discuss key aspects...
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...
Event Videos
This page features videos and presentations from BERA events
The latest from the BERA Blog
Reimagining the curriculum: A call for decolonial and values-driven education
Curriculum is often seen as a fixed ‘course of study’ – a neutral list of topics to be taught and assessed. Yet, it is anything but neutral (Apple, 2004). Pinar (2019) argues that curriculum...
Continue reading blog postWhy shouldn’t I Google it? A case for the use of enhanced internet tools within the primary classroom
It has become second nature: when a question arises, the first thing we do is reach for our phones and access one of the plethora of internet platforms, where we may reliably assume that we will...
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Beyond the checklist: Building a primary curriculum that sparks joy and includes every child
With the UK Labour government commissioning Professor Becky Francis to review England’s national curriculum, we have an opportunity to reconsider not just what children should learn but how. As...
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The need for clearer parental engagement policies: Evidence from England
Parental engagement significantly boosts children’s academic success, with evidence from around the world demonstrating an average of four months of additional progress over a single academic...
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