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REF 2014: What does it mean for education and educational research?
Introduction Commentary Suggested Reading Introduction The outcomes of REF 2014 were published on 18th December 2014. BERA is studying the outcomes for Education with great interest, having been clearly committed to the continuing improvement of quality in educational research throughout its existence. Not least we are interested in how the new dimension of the ’impact’ of educational research […]
Read moreBackground to Michael Gove’s response to the Report of the Expert Panel for the National Curriculum Review in England
On 11th June 2012, Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Education, published a letter in response to the Final Report of the Expert Panel for the National Curriculum Review in England. Mary James, BERA President, was a member of the Expert Panel along with Tim Oates, Andrew Pollard and Dylan Wiliam. The response of […]
Read moreDfE consultation on primary assessment and accountability
Over the summer, BERA decided to take the unusual step of reconvening the influential UK Assessment Reform Group, which remains highly regarded nationally and internationally. The ARG formally retired in 2010 after more than 20 years of voluntary work to bring assessment research evidence to the attention of policy makers. Its previous outputs can be […]
Read moreEducation Select Committee follow -up to Great teachers: attracting, training and retaining the best
The Education Committee has decided to hold a short inquiry to follow up its 2012 report Great teachers: attracting, training and retaining the best, focussing primarily on the School Direct programme and on proposals for a College of Teaching. BERA recently made a submission to this Inquiry. The submission focussed on our concerns over the […]
Read moreNew National Curriculum for England
On 7 February 2013 the Secretary of State for Education announced a public consultation on the draft National Curriculum which will run until 16 April 2013. The consultation also asks for views on proposals to disapply aspects of the current National Curriculum from September 2013, so as to give schools greater flexibility as they prepare […]
Read moreDfE Review of Evidence in Education
Building evidence into education Dr Ben Goldacre was asked by Education Secretary Michael Gove to examine the role of evidence in the education sector. In a paper presented on 14th March at Bethnal Green Academy, Dr Goldacre argued that research into “which approaches work best” should be embedded as seamlessly as possible and that teachers […]
Read moreOpen 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 consultations from both HEFCE and RCUK. BERA fed into these responses and endorses the points raised. March 2014 – HEFCE have announced their latest […]
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