BERA Conference 2023
Welcome to the BERA Annual Conference 2023 The programme is now live online. We have a fantastic array of presentations! The mobile app will soon be launched, which will allow you to favourite...
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Aimee Quickfall, Dr
Head of School - Teacher Education at Leeds Trinity 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...
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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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...
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...
