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Emma Towers is a Senior Lecturer in Education Policy in the School of Education, Communication and Society at King's College London. Her research interests include education policy, teacher identities, and teaching and learning in primary and secondary schools, as well as in higher education. She teaches postgraduate students, is an MA Programme Director, and works as a teacher educator. Prior to joining King's, Emma spent over a decade teaching in primary schools in London.
Across a collection of three related studies (Mili & Towers, 2024; Chen, 2025; Coburn et al., 2025) which took place in England between 2018 and 2025 and involved 85 participants, we argue that...
Continue reading blog postEducation policy in the UK is characterised by change, churn and disruption as successive governments somewhat inevitably recognise ‘problems’ in education to be ‘fixed’ with different...
Continue reading blog postUnderstandings of teacher identity have remained consistent for the past two decades with a consensus that identity is dynamic, flexible and hybrid and is influenced by a range of individual...
Continue reading blog postRegistration for this event has now closed, please [email protected] if you'd like to register. #BERA_Wellbeing Online event – pre-registration essential The wellbeing of students and...
Values and wellbeing Many teachers in England and Europe report the demands of their job harm their wellbeing (Education Support, 2019; ETUCE, 2011). Poor wellbeing is cited as a key reason why...
Continue reading blog postThe BERA Blog has emerged as a significant platform for amplifying voices within the education community. Now a major focal point for responsive, high-quality short articles, the BERA Blog reaches...
