BERA Conference 2023
Abstract Submission Deadline is 31 January 2023
Person
Aimee Quickfall, Dr
Head of Programmes & Associate Dean at Bishop Grosseteste University
Aimee is Head of Programmes for Primary and Early Years Initial Teacher Education at Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln. Her research interests are well-being and workload in education, ITE policy and experiences of academics, mentors and teacher trainees, feminist methodologies and approaches, ethic of care and philosophical inquiry in the Primary phase.
Aimee Quickfall's contributions
Education on the breadline: Mental wellbeing and the cost-of-living crisis
One in six children in England aged five to 16 were identified as having a probable mental health problem in 2021 – five children in every classroom. We also know that children’s subjective...
BERA Conference 2022
The BERA Conference 2022 was held on the 6th-8th September 2022 at the University of Liverpool. Keynote speakers included: Professor Vivienne Baumfield, Professor David Olusoga, interviewed by...
2021/22 experiences of academics in teacher education: ‘I should not be afraid in my job, but I am’
This blog post briefly explores some initial findings from a study on the experiences of academics working partly or fully in initial teacher education (ITE) in the UK, and particularly their...
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How newly qualified teachers are coping in the time of Covid-19
Newly qualified teachers (NQTs) have arguably always had tough challenges to overcome; two in every five NQTs experience mental health problems (Education Support Network, 2018). Challenges cited...
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Student and Teacher Well-being
The wellbeing of students and teachers is now an educational policy priority. Increasingly, teachers are held responsible for the wellbeing of their students and school managers are expected to...
Student and Teacher Wellbeing
Registration for this event has now closed, please events@bera.ac.uk if you'd like to register. #BERA_Wellbeing Online event – pre-registration essential The wellbeing of students and...
The PGCE journey: Wellbeing and workload
The PGCE route into teaching has the lowest retention rate (Allen et al., 2016). Many students embarking on a PGCE are warned about the challenges of the course, as the following blog extract...
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