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Addressing education inequality for Black and ethnic minority students in schools

One of the most challenging debates in education among schools, academic researchers and policymakers in the past three decades has been how to close the achievement gap of Black and ethnic...

BERA announces the 2025 BERA Equality in Education award recipient

BERA is delighted to announce that Professor Mel Ainscow has been selected as the winner of the 2025 Equality in Education Award, in recognition of his exceptional and sustained contribution to...

Mel Ainscow

Mel Ainscow is internationally recognized as an authority on the promotion of inclusion and equity in education. Previously a head teacher, local education authority adviser and lecturer at the...

Nicola Brookes

Nicola Brookes is a Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo) working in a Pupil Referral unit (PRU) setting and is in her third year of a Doctorate in Education (EdD). She has worked in...

Neurodivergent Researcher Network Coffee Hour

The Neurodivergent Researcher Network is intended to provide a platform for neurodivergent researchers to come together, collaborate, offer mutual support, and share experiences. Our coffee hours...

Heathcliff Schembri

Dr Heathcliff Schembri is a Senior Lecturer at the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST), specialising in primary education, inclusive pedagogy and educational research. He holds a...

Shirley Ann Gauci

Dr Shirley Ann Gauci is a Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) at the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST), contributing to undergraduate and postgraduate...

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...

Generative AI in the Academy: Balancing innovation with integrity in research

Artificial Intelligence in educational research and practice

Generative AI (GAI) has sparked debate among academics. Some see its potential to boost productivity and simplify tasks, while others worry it could undermine rigorous scholarship. Currently, most...

Eco-English: exploring the potential of secondary English to support sustainability and Climate Change Education, and prepare citizens of the future

This English in Education SIG conference responds to the DfE's 2023 strategy for sustainability and climate education which perpetuates disciplinary boundaries by locating sustainability education...

Rick Grammatica

Rick Grammatica is a learning designer at the University of Derby with an international background in education. He also operates the AI Learning Designer website, dedicated to supporting...