BERA Educational Research Book of the Year
This award celebrates the publication of educational research and is awarded to a scholarly book on education deemed to be high quality, engaging and innovative.
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Call for book proposals: The BERA Guides series
Call for book proposals: The BERA Guides series BERA, in collaboration with Emerald Publishing, invites book proposals for new titles in The BERA Guides series. This series aims to provide short,...
Measuring the unmeasurable: Why behaviour metrics in pupil referral units and mainstream schools don’t add up
It’s 8.45 a.m. and staff are making the final preparations for breakfast before the taxis start to arrive, delivering students – in varying moods, depending on what has happened since they...
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Invisible in plain sight: Similarities of race-denial in two European education contexts
Schools in England are now moving towards a new national curriculum, but what might this mean for anti-racism initiatives in education (Kebede et al., 2025)? The Curriculum Review sets out its...
Continue reading blog postEditorial: Should I stay or should I go? International perspectives on workload intensification and teacher wellbeing
This special issue of the BERA Blog introduces research-informed articles addressing teachers’ work and wellbeing across seven national/regional education systems: Scotland; England; Wales;...
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Should I stay or should I go? International perspectives on workload intensification and teacher wellbeing
This special issue of the BERA Blog introduces research-informed articles addressing teachers’ work and wellbeing across seven national/regional education systems: Scotland; England; Wales;...
Teaching on the edge: Teacher mental health and workload pressures in Wales
The landscape of teaching in Wales has changed significantly post-Covid-19, with educators reporting increased workload pressures, rising Additional Learning Needs demands (Conn & Hutt, 2020),...
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The Seven ‘C’s of Why: Youth workers’ questions about digital practice
In this blog post I reflect on a collaborative research project that explored youth workers’ knowledge, skills and attitudes towards digital practice. Youth work in the UK is a profession guided...
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A new national curriculum: Better learning principles and practices
The new UK Labour government, elected in 2024, almost immediately commissioned a Curriculum and Assessment Review, with the intention of developing a broader, cutting-edge curriculum in England...
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Challenges for climate change and sustainability education in England: Reflections on teachers’ practices and priorities for policymakers
Climate Change and Sustainability Education (CCSE), including school-based education, is widely understood as a vital response to the triple environmental crises of climate change, biodiversity...
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The politics of handwriting: What is the purpose of prescriptive handwriting lessons in 2024?
How often do you handwrite and for what purpose? Perhaps you’ll write a birthday card, notes or a shopping list. No matter the context, is there a need for handwriting to be perfect? In English...
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The fallacy of pre-submission commentary in university assessment: Let’s move to encouraging independence among our students
A scenario Imagine this: You, a university lecturer, are invigilating an exam. Students are focused on their question papers, scribbling away. With a little time left, a hand is raised. ‘Would...
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