The BERA Blog was established in 2015 to provide research-informed content on key educational issues in an accessible manner.
Two years after leaving classroom teaching and moving into the academic world of higher education, I was filled with optimism for my first ever conference. I was ready to be surrounded by some...
Continue reading blog postAt a time of climate and ecological emergency, children are faced with a multitude of complex, interconnected choices through which they navigate. The introduction of a new Curriculum for Wales in...
Continue reading blog postThe sun was setting on the final days of summer in Aotearoa New Zealand as the UK was looking forward to spring. My academic friends and I, separated by time, space and seasons, dreamed of when we...
Continue reading blog postZac Goldsmith’s controversial resignation letter in 2023 was interesting for its ‘insider’ revelation about the apathetic attitude of the present political leadership towards the...
Continue reading blog postThe Practitioner Research in Mathematics Education (PRiME) day conference is a long-standing event run by the BERA Mathematics Education special interest group (SIG) in collaboration with the...
Continue reading blog postIn this blog post I report on research exploring the use of mixed-attainment pairs in primary mathematics lessons in south-east England. Research into mixed-attainment learning is limited; as a...
Continue reading blog postThe practices implemented in higher mathematics education are in a constant state of change, and where the research often lags the implementation. Recently, it has become evident that remote and...
Continue reading blog postIn this blog post I focus on resit GCSE and Functional Skills mathematics students who are studying vocational courses at a land-based further education (FE) college in the North of England. My...
Continue reading blog postBecause of the Covid-19 crisis, the virtual synchronous and asynchronous instructional reality of the mathematics classroom has become more popular when compared to the time prior to the pandemic....
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