The SIG convenors shortlisted then attended sessions for their SIG and judged these presentations. The ‘BERA Annual Conference – SIG Best Presentation’ is then awarded.
You can view the full abstracts on the programme here.
Methodological Reflections: Walking Interview and Arts-Based Workshop Dynamics in Unveiling Racism Encounters and Sense of Belonging Among Chinese International Students in UK Universities
Phd student at University of Bath
I am a dedicated PhD researcher at the University of Bath, specializing in the lived experiences of international students at Western higher education institutions. My work critically examines how individual experiences intersect with broader...
Re:Tension and the Aftermath debate, using film and debate to tackle racism in higher education
Senior Lecturer in Academic Development at Leeds Trinity University
Dr Sean Walton is Senior Lecturer in Academic Development in the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching at Leeds Trinity University. He is an academic and educationalist who has previously worked in a variety of roles related to education...
Associate Professor Learning and Teaching at Leeds Trinity University
Syra Shakir is an Associate Professor in Learning and Teaching and Strategic Lead on Race Equity in the Office for Institutional Equity at Leeds Trinity University. Syra works on several research, knowledge exchange and teaching projects on race...
The Tyranny of Wellbeing Initiatives in Primary Schools, in England.
Student at University College London
Samantha O’Sullivan, EdD candidate at UCL (in the Institute of Education). In the fifth year of my doctorate. My key interest lies in the wellbeing of teachers, with the hope that work from my thesis can improve the wellbeing literacy of the...
Pollination and the growth of understanding in the mathematics classroom
Professor at York University
I am presently the Senior Advisor on Strategic Academic Initiatives in the Office of the Provost, and a Professor in the Faculty of Education at York University, Toronto, Canada. From 2020 to 2023 I was the Vice-Provost, Academic and from 2016 to...
The intersection between research and policy: discussing the perspectives, experiences and understandings of academic researchers and Ofsted
Director at Ofsted
Alex Jones was appointed as Ofsted’s Director, Insights and Research in March 2022. He leads the research, analysis and statistics functions, ensuring that everything Ofsted does is grounded in evidence. He has responsibility for ensuring that...
Research lead at N/A
Charlotte is a research and evaluation lead at Ofsted where she has lead research into supporting struggling readers in secondary schools and AI in schools and further education colleges. She has been an advocate for closer working partnerships...
Lecturer at University of Manchester
Dr Craig Skerritt is Lecturer in Education at the Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester, where he is also the departments Impact Director. His book Consulting Students on Classroom Practice, ‘Good’ Teaching and Teacher...
Professor of Literacy at University College London
Gemma Moss is Professor of Literacy at UCL Institute of Education. As Director of the ESRC Education Research Programme (2021-26) she is exploring new ways of working in partnership across the boundaries between education research, policy, and...
Deputy Director, Research & Evaluation, Ofsted at Ofsted
Dr Verena Braehler is the Deputy Director of Research and Evaluation at Ofsted. Her team delivers all major thematic reports, the Chief Inspector's Annual Report, and supports the development and evaluation of Ofsted's inspection practice and...
University College London
Joseph Mintz is Associate Professor in Education at UCL Faculty of Education and Society (IOE). His research interests focus on special educational needs, inclusive education, teacher education for inclusion, autism education, and educational...
Work on Shifting Sands: Libyan Teachers articulate individual and shared aims
PGTA and PhD Student at University College London
Reem Ben Giaber is a Libyan-German PhD candidate at IOE’s Department of Learning and Leadership at UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society. She is an Associate Fellow at the Higher Education Academy with over 20 years of experience in the...
Does it matter who we cite in social justice research?
Professor of Education at University of Nottingham
Dr Elizabeth Walton is a Professor of Education at the University of Nottingham, UK, and a visiting Professor at the School of Education, University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. She researches topics that advance the theory...
Exploring the challenges of global citizenship education at post-16 through visual engagement with outdoor spaces
PGR/Research Assistant at University of Bristol
Penelope Willians (Pen) is a doctoral researcher at the School of Education, University of Bristol. Her research interests are outdoor learning for citizenship, creative methods and critical pedagogies. She works as a research assistant, graduate...
The locomotion of delivering a STEAM based approach into the Primary Curriculum. Is ITE the driving force?
Senior Lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University
Victoria Brennan is a former science teacher and current Senior Lecturer within the School of Education at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. Victoria's research focuses upon science education and engaging underrepresented demographics in...
Senior Lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University
Avril Rowley is a senior lecturer in primary education at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) with expertise in primary science, history and outdoor learning, including forest schools. With two decades of teaching experience in various...
Getting evidence and enquiry into action in schools: The Embedding Research and Enquiry in Schools (EREiS) Project in Wales
Deputy Head Teacher / Professional Adviser (NSERE) at Welsh Government
Richard Jones is a Professional Adviser seconded to Welsh Government’s Education Directorate with a particular focus on the use of research and enquiry in education. Richard advises on other areas including artificial intelligence, a whole...
GwE Research and Evaluation Lead at Bangor University
Dr Richard Watkins is the research and evaluation lead for GwE, North Wales Regional School Improvement Service, and deputy director of the Collaborative Institute for Education Research, Evidence and Impact (CIEREI), Bangor University....
Lecturer at Swansea University
Alex Southern is an Education Historian, with research interests in film education, arts and creativity in education, and community engagement. Alex originally trained as a film archivist and began working in Commercial Access at the Imperial War...
Lecturer in Education at Bangor University
Dr Lowri Jones is a Lecturer in Education and Director of the PGCE Secondary programme at Bangor University, North Wales. Her contribution to the field of educational research focus on bilingual teaching and learning, digital learning, technology...
Lecturer in Post-compulsory Education and Training at University of South Wales
Dr Alison Straker Joined USW in 2022 as a lecturer on the Initial Teacher Education programme in Post-Compulsory Education and Training (PCET). This is a role she cherishes as it allows her to draw upon her extensive experience as an educator in...
Tutor & Lecturer in Education at Aberystwyth University
Before joining the School of Education, Susan Chapman taught English in Bradford and in mid Wales. She currently teaches undergraduate modules specialising in language and literacy. Her research interests include diversifying the curriculum and...
Programme Director at Cardiff Metropolitan University
Sally Bethell is a senior lecturer at Cardiff Metropolitan University (CMU) who has been involved in Education for many years. She has a special interest in Initial Teacher Education and evidence-informed practice. As the lead for mentoring...
What makes school a good place for LGBTQ+ young people? Exploring the perspectives of young people, school staff, and professionals in the UK
PhD Researcher at Manchester Metropolitan University
Eleanor Grace (she/her) is a PhD researcher at Manchester Metropolitan University on the White Rose DTP Collaborative Award with the Proud Trust. Their mixed-methods study explores the perspectives of LGBTQ+ young people, secondary school staff,...
An Embodied Educational Research Project to Build Solidarity and Awareness of Reconciliation
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
Emily Dobrich is a PhD Candidate in the Adult Education and Community Development program of the Department of Leadership, Higher And Adult Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education located at the University of Toronto. In...
Place-Serving Leadership in Rural Education: Principles of Practice to Lead Rurally
Director, Center for Research on Rural Education at Montana State University
Professor Downey has been an active leader and researcher in the field of rural education for over 25 years. Her scholarship is focused on preparing teachers and counselors for rural schools and communities and improving outcomes rural students....
Beyond Oftsed: perspectives on inspection
Honorary Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University College London
Graham was a secondary school teacher of psychology for 27 years, including 12 years as Head of Department before embarking turning to research. After becoming a seriously stressed and depressed teacher, he began and subsequently completed his...
University College London
Katie Kilian is a PhD researcher at the Institute of Education (IOE), UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society. She is also a member of the Centre for Sociology of Education and Equity at IOE. Her research explores how education policy aimed at...
Professor of Sociology of Education, Co-Director Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy (0-11 Years) at University College London
Alice Bradbury is Professor of Sociology of Education at IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society and Co-Director of the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy (0 to 11 Years) at UCL. Her research explores educational inequalities and education...
Professor of Sociology of Education at University College London
Jane is a Professor of Sociology of Education at IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society. She was a social science teacher and head of department in secondary schools for 10 years before moving into Higher Education to become a course...
What needs to change to give teacher education research greater influence on policy-making?
Associate Professor at University of Oxford
Trevor Mutton is an Associate Professor at the University of Oxford, Department of Education, where he teaches and supervises on a number of programmes. He taught modern languages for many years before being appointed to his current post in...
“The same ones all the time”: Young people’s perceptions of diversity and reading in KS4 in England
Programme Lead for GCSE English Language (Leicester College) at Nottingham Trent University
Beth Kemp has worked as an English teacher in both secondary school and post-16 settings for over 20 years, developing a specialism in Language, alongside a keen interest in young people’s reading for pleasure. She has authored or co-authored a...
‘You catch more flies with a spoonful of honey than a barrel full of vinegar’: the international recruitment of teaching nuns, 1930s-1960s
Lecturer in Education at Institute of Education
Karen Hanrahan is a lecturer in Languages Education at IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society. Prior to this Karen was a principal lecturer in Education at the University of Brighton, where she worked for ten years. She began her HE career...
’That’s how we all learn to get along’ – Learning in and through ball games in Swedish Physical Education and Health
Lecture at Linnaeus University
I am a lecture at Linnaeus university in Sweden. I have worked as a teacher in PH and health for 12 years and as a teacher educator for 15 years. I am responsible för courses on assessment, didactics, health, dance, rhythm and pulse. In 2018, I...
Children’s mental health and wellbeing: Using a Community of Enquiry to Enable Dialogic and Democratic Voice
Independent researcher and consultant at University of Winchester
Dr. Vicky Randall is a teacher educator, researcher, and consultant in physical education with over two decades of experience in the field. A Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), she currently holds...
Senior Lecturer in Primary Education at University of Winchester
Dr. Rhiannon Love is a teacher educator and researcher who has been working in Initial Teacher Education since 2013. She is currently a Senior Lecturer at the Institute for Education at the University of Winchester. Rhiannon is the curriculum...
Younger children’s digital identity: The impressions that contribute to their ‘desired digital self’
Senior Lecturer Childhood Studies at University of Huddersfield
Lindsey Watson is a Senior Lecturer within the School of Business, Education and Law at the University of Huddersfield. She is interested in children’s participation and children’s multimodal languages. Her recent research includes exploring...
The Parents and Children Together (PACT) Programme: Evaluating the impact of a parent-delivered language intervention on children’s language skills, home learning and readiness for school. Evidence from three randomised controlled trials.
Assistant Professor at Durham University
Victoria Menzies is an Assistant Professor at Durham University’s School of Education, specialising in the evaluation of educational programmes. She holds an MRes from the University of Strathclyde and a BSc (Hons) from the University of York....
University of Manchester
Kelly is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Education at Manchester Institute of Education, teaching on the BSc Educational Psychology programme. Her research focuses on reading and language development and disorders, and she has a particular...
Research Assistant at Durham University
Päivi-Sisko Eerola works as a Senior Research Administrator for the Arts and Humanities Faculty Research Team at Durham University. Previously, she worked as a Research Assistant at the Durham University School of Education. The projects that...