Poverty, not schools, to blame for exam results gap
Research from Professor Steve Strand, of the University of Oxford, says the pervasiveness of this attainment gap, across all types of schools, suggests that factors outside of the institutions’...
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DfE consultation on primary assessment and accountability
Over the summer of 2014, BERA decided to take the unusual step of reconvening the influential UK Assessment Reform Group, which remains highly regarded nationally and internationally. The ARG...
BERA Announces Inaugural John Nisbet Fellows
BERA is delighted to announce the appointment of the first two BERA John Nisbet Fellows. Named in honour of our first President, these are awarded annually to one or more people who are deemed...
Professor Anna Craft, founder of the BERA Creativity in Education SIG
Professor Anna Craft, widely respected educational researcher and writer, and founder of the BERA Creativity in Education SIG passed away on August 11 2014, at age 52. Professor Craft...
Online Access to the Curriculum Journal for BERA Members
BERA members can now get online access to the Curriculum Journal directly from the BERA website. As a result of the creation of the British Curriculum Forum (previously the British Curriculum...
Open Access
Here is the place to find briefings and information as well as BERA's public statements on open access developments. Latest uploads are the responses from the Academy of Social Science to recent...
Respecting Children and Young People – blog launched
This week marks the launch of our blog for the Respecting Children and Young People project. You can read more about the project here and here. Please engage with this project - we need your...
University Lecturer in Psychology and Education – Job Vacancy
University of Cambridge Faculty of Education University Lecturer in Psychology and Education The Faculty of Education in central Cambridge is seeking to appoint an innovative, research-active...
Proposal for an Alternative Education SIG
BERA is looking to set up a new SIG which would take as its remit to develop scholarship on alternative education, including understanding of what we may or can mean by that term in an...
Advancing Race and Ethnicity in Education
Wednesday June 11th 2014 9.30am-1.15pm - Duchesne Lecture Theatre, Digby Stuart Campus, Roehampton University (Please arrive promptly for a 9.30am start) To register please go to the event...
BERA 2014 Election Results
Many congratulations to Prof. Gemma Moss who has been elected BERA Vice-President which means she will succeed Prof. Ian Menter as BERA President next year. Responding to her election, Gemma...
Pasi Sahlberg lecture now online
In our 40th anniversary year, BERA was delighted to welcome Pasi Sahlberg to deliver our inaugural annual lecture. Speaking on Facts, true facts and research in improving education systems,...
