Neenaz Ichaporia
Neenaz Ichaporia is EdTech Lead at the British Council, currently based in Mumbai, India. She ensures quality standards and innovation in EdTech for English language teacher (ELT) development. She...
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Decline and fall? Students’ perspectives on A-level English at 16
English A-level1 is in steady decline. In England, student numbers have dropped from 83,000 in 2013 to 54,000 in 2023. Research involving teachers suggests that the current GCSE specifications and...
Continue reading blog postAdam Edmett
Dr Adam Edmett is Head of EdTech Innovation for the British Council and currently based in Doha, Qatar. Adam has 27 years’ experience in English language teaching and digital learning...
Kate Duffy
I am a Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Sunderland and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). I have been leading and teaching programmes in Education Studies for...
Human superpowers: Talking in class
The spoken word wields immense power. Everyday conversation is the basis of human relationships: communication underpins collaboration, the engine that facilitated the success of our species...
Continue reading blog postEver tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better (Beckett, 1983): GCSE English students’ relationship with failure
The pressure to ‘fail better’ weighs heavy in GCSE English resit classrooms, echoing Samuel Beckett’s famous words from Worstward Ho. However, this oft-repeated mantra, stripped of its...
Continue reading blog postInitial teacher training for GCSE English resit teachers in the further education sector in England: A responsive reform
Following changes to government policy, the picture of English in the further education and skills (FES) sector has changed dramatically over the past decade. Not only are all students now...
Continue reading blog postSimon Preston
As a dedicated and experienced educational leader, Simon is deeply committed to neurodiversity inclusion and enhancing the educational experiences of all students and educators. With over two...
Louisa Allen
Louisa Allen is a Professor in, Critical Studies in Education, in the Faculty of Education and Social Work at The University of Auckland. She specializes in research on sexualities, young people,...
Sandy Wilkinson
Sandy Wilkinson is a lecturer in Secondary Science Education at the University of Birmingham with 12 years’ experience of initial teacher education. He has held a range of responsibilities...
BERA Neurodivergent Researchers Network – Coffee Hour
This event was the inaugural meeting of the BERA Neurodivergent Researchers Network! We invited all neurodivergent individuals and allies to come together for our launch meeting to meet, chat,...
Editorial: Exploring issues in secondary subject English: Reconnecting curriculum, policy and practice
The Victorian writer, philosopher and critic, John Ruskin, once invited his readers to ‘Commiserate [with] the hapless Board School child, shut out from dreamland and poetry, and prematurely...
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