Education: The State of the Discipline
Since 2020, BERA has been running a large-scale initiative that aims to provide a clear, comprehensive account of the state of education as an academic discipline in universities; as a field of...
BERA Council
Dominic Wyse, Professor
Professor of Early Childhood & Primary Education, Founding Director Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy (0-11 Years) at IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society
Dominic Wyse is a professor of early childhood and primary education at the Institute of Education, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society. He is founding director of the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy (0-11 Years), a research centre devoted to improving young children’s education. Dominic was president of the British Educational Research Association (BERA) from 2019 to 2022, and is currently vice-president.
The main focus of Dominic’s research is curriculum and pedagogy which includes a sustained contribution to knowledge about teaching writing, reading and creativity. Dominic has extensive experience of working at the interface of research, policy and practice, particularly in relation to his work on national curricula but also including his work on education as an academic discipline. Dominic’s research on reading, writing and curriculum has attracted widespread media attention. His current research projects include Children’s Agency in the National Curriculum (CHANT, funded by the Leverhulme Trust).
Dominic Wyse's contributions
Ethics and Practitioner Research
While BERA guidelines for ethical research do exist, it is acknowledged that the application of the guidelines is not always simple and straightforward. This event is an opportunity to discuss how...
Spring 2023
Research Intelligence issue 154: Education: The State of the Discipline
The politics of ‘scientifically-based’ teaching: Phonics for reading and grammar for writing
The teaching of reading and writing understandably attracts attention from researchers, teachers and policymakers because of the importance of literacy for children’s educational development....
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BERA update and AGM 2022
The 47th BERA Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held virtually, via the BERA website, on Tuesday 15th November 2022, 4:00pm-5:00pm. All members are invited to attend and registration is...
BERA update and AGM 2022
BERA Members only - you will need to be logged in to see the register button The 47th BERA Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held virtually, via the BERA website, on Tuesday 15th November...
President’s Roundtable Seminar: Addressing Racial Disparities in Education After the Sewell Report: Implications for policy, practice and research
This event has been postponed and a new date will be confirmed soon. Lead: Professor Leon Tikly, University of Bristol The Report of the Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities (CRED),...
President Roundtable Seminar Series: Equitable, Reliable High Stakes Assessment: a possible dream?
Online registration for this event has now closed, please email events@bera.ac.uk to register. #BERA_PresRT @BERANews Lead: Louise Hayward, Professor, University of Glasgow BERA...