Faith, Social Justice and Race
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In the Wake of Westminster…
In the wake of the Westminster Bridge attack (22/3/2017), teachers around the country face pupils’ questions and attempt to offer explanations that they, like everyone else, are unprepared for....
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“I was born here, so I’m British” – What do fundamental British values mean to teachers of RE and year 11 RE students?
Can our values as teachers accommodate the demands of what seems to be a progressively securitised education system? The requirement not to undermine fundamental British values (FBV) was...
Continue reading blog postStories of Change and Transformation and in Further Education
From its origins as the Mechanics’ Institutes in the 1800s, FE has served industry by providing vocational skills to adults to meet the needs of business. However from the beginning it also...
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Are BME students more likely to be excluded from University than White students?
It is the case that, within primary and secondary education, pupils from some BME backgrounds are more likely to be excluded from school than White pupils (EHRC 2010, 2015). Some groups of Black...
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Researching Diversity in Education
Online registration has now closed. If you want to attend this event, please email events@bera.ac.uk for details of how to register onsite. On 26 August 2016, the British Prime Minister Theresa...
Why educational researchers should take on board the multifarious nature of racism in the UK
There are at least two compelling reasons why educational researchers should be centrally involved in challenging racism. First, as a University and College Union (UCU) survey[i] of ‘black’...
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‘I don’t need the British to communicate in English’. Social connectedness and the international student experience
The ‘international student experience’ is of increasing interest to researchers, educators and policy-makers alike. Social connectedness has been found to be key to the quality of this...
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Theories of race, ethnicity and racism in UK educational contexts
Keynote Speakers: Professor Gargi Bhattacharyya and Professor Floya AnthiasMany different theories of race and racism have been employed in the UK educational context to enhance understanding of...
Pakistani boys’ education in Birmingham schools
Pakistani children make-up a quarter of Birmingham’s school population and will soon become its largest pupil ethnic group. A large number of them leave the local schools each year without the...
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Preventing Schooling: Muslims, Securitisation and Racialised Politics
The London bombings, 10 years ago this year, radically transformed the education policy framing of Muslim communities in Britain. The events signified a radical shift away from the politics of...
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Socially mixed schools but limited social mixing? Children’s and Adults’ Friendships Across Social Class and Ethnic Difference
I had such a homogenous schooling [in a private school] and I think that gave me a terribly blinkered view of society which I’m hoping that I’ve shrugged off some of it, but I don't think you...
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