SIG Forum Meeting – Race, Ethnicity and Education
Join the Race, Ethnicity and Education SIG annual meeting to network with colleagues, learn about the activities of the SIG over the last year and plans for 2023. This meeting will be hosted...
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The politics of ‘scientifically-based’ teaching: Phonics for reading and grammar for writing
The teaching of reading and writing understandably attracts attention from researchers, teachers and policymakers because of the importance of literacy for children’s educational development....
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Spotlight on language and literacy
This special issue of the BERA Blog places a spotlight on educational research in the field of language and literacy. Covering a range of topics from modern language learning to language as an...
Editorial: Spotlight on language and literacy
Findings from studies captured in this special issue make for compelling reading about the direction of language and literacy research in the UK and further afield. Ian Collen, from Queen’s...
Continue reading blog postLanguage trends Northern Ireland 2021
Speaking an international language is crucial to understanding another culture and for long-term growth and prosperity (British Academy et al., 2020). So, no matter how many people around the...
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A tale of two teachers: Reimagining GCSE modern languages
Qualifications in modern languages are changing. Qualifications and assessment reform is on the political agenda in England, Scotland and Wales; while in Northern Ireland, the Council for...
Continue reading blog postSIG Forum Meeting – Literacy and Language
Join the Literacy and Language SIG annual meeting to network with colleagues, learn about the activities of the SIG over the last year and plans for 2023. This meeting will be hosted online,...
Sustainability
Sustainability at the BERA Conference 2023 BERA has already been considering its environmental impact running the conference each year. From 2016 we have been making a conscious effort to reduce...
Developing a systems-based approach to research use in education
While it is not always easy to see the tectonic plates moving, a culture shift appears to be occurring in English schools towards widespread engagement with research (DfE, 2022). Yet, when we...
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Mike Coldwell
Mike Coldwell is a professor of education at Sheffield Hallam University. His research focuses on professional learning, education policy and research use in education.
Bronwen Maxwell
Bronwen Maxwell is an emerita professor at Sheffield Hallam University who has led many large-scale research and evaluation studies focused on research use in education and teachers’...
Nature, Outdoor Learning and Play Convenor 2023-2026
The aim of this SIG is to provide a focus for the wealth of outdoor learning research taking place in the UK, and beyond. We aim for this SIG to work closely with existing SIGs and to encourage...
