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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 Small Grants Fund
Through our Small Grants Fund, BERA awards funding annually to research on a different, pressing theme each year, with the intention that each project will: make important contributions to the...
Addressing teacher education recruitment in Wales: Two new paths to teaching
With UK nations failing to hit teacher recruitment targets, and more teachers leaving the profession, education leaders are calling out the risks this poses, such as an overworked profession...
Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research, fifth edition (2024)
The fifth edition of BERA’s Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research has been revised and updated to enable researchers to conduct their work to the highest ethical standards in any and all...
2024 BERA Council Elections Open
Members can now vote in the 2024 BERA council elections. It is important that members use their votes in order to have a say in how BERA moves forward. Those chosen to serve on BERA Council act as...
BERA Conference 2024 and WERA Focal Meeting
The BERA Conference 2024 and WERA Focal Meeting will take place September 9th-12th 2024. Early bird deadline and all presenters to register by the 1 May 2024.
Upcoming events
English in Multi Academy Trusts: the changing shape of the subject and its impact on teachers
In light of the DfE’s concern for teacher workload, seen through the Working Lives of Teachers and Leaders report, the government’s stated objective of making all schools academies by 2030,...
Leading Women in Higher Education
In this Leading Women seminar, we will investigate the intersections of gender, race, and geolocation in shaping women's experiences of leadership in Higher Education. We aim to identify...
Meet and Discuss – Comparative and International Education
Join the Comparative and International Education SIG meeting to network with colleagues, learn about the activities of the SIG and plans for 2024 and onwards. This meeting will be hosted online,...
Meet and Discuss – Mathematics Education
Join the Mathematics Education SIG meeting to network with colleagues, learn about the activities of the SIG and plans for 2024 and onwards. This meeting will be hosted online, where you will...
BERA Publishes 2023 Annual Report
2023 was a blockbuster year for BERA, and there was much to celebrate. We are pleased to publish our annual report for 2023, offering a comprehensive overview of our organisation's achievements in...
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...
Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research, fourth edition (2018)
This extensively revised, expanded and updated fourth edition of BERA's Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research is designed to support educational researchers in conducting research to the...
Digital Resources
The new BERA Digital Resources page for members features videos and presentations from BERA events, as well as podcasts and more.
The latest from the BERA Blog
Addressing teacher education recruitment in Wales: Two new paths to teaching
With UK nations failing to hit teacher recruitment targets, and more teachers leaving the profession, education leaders are calling out the risks this poses, such as an overworked profession...
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How do female Muslim teachers manage the challenges of homogenisation and stereotyping in an educational context?
Introduction This blog post is based on my doctoral research. I look at identity and belonging in education; how female Muslim teachers (FMTs) respond to stereotypes in the classroom; and the...
Continue reading blog postParent engagement in school curriculum: Whose voices get heard?
Image by Freepik School curriculum has always been a contested space where parents, teachers and policymakers expressed their often-divergent views on purposes of education. Such debates...
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Identifying tensions between school readiness policy and teacher beliefs, knowledge and practice in early childhood education
This blog post is based on my recent article published in the British Educational Research Journal (Kay, 2023). Using data from semi-structured interviews with two teachers, the paper addresses...
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