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Alexandra Long

Dr. Alexandra Long is the Course Director for a number Undergraduate and Postgraduate programs at Leeds Beckett University. With over 20 years of experience in playwork, she has managed various...

BERA journals announce Editors’ Choice Awards for 2024

Two of BERA’s journals, British Educational Research Journal and Curriculum Journal , have announced their annual Editors’ Choice Awards, recognising papers published in their 2024 volumes....

Intelligence, sapience and learning: Making sense of our world

Artificial Intelligence in educational research and practice

Sentience–sapience relations are of particular interest because they contribute to determinations of what a human being is, how human beings are different from other animals, meanings that we...

Erin Johnson-Williams

Erin Johnson-Williams is a Lecturer in Music Education and Social Justice. Her research focuses on decolonisation, the imperial legacies of music education, trauma studies, gender and maternity,...

Teacher Network Coffee Hour

The Teacher Network is a inclusive community of educators from early years, primary, and secondary schools and further, adult and vocational education in the UK. The network serves as a platform...

Applications now open for BERA Conference & Events Chair

BERA is pleased to invite applications from the membership for the position of Conference & Events Committee (CEC) Chair. This role is for a period of four years and begins on 1 January 2026, when...

Expressions for interest for BERA President now open

We are seeking an exceptional leader to take on the role of next BERA President. This pivotal position combines leadership of our board of trustees, holding them to account, as well as being the...

Unlocking civic potential: Insights from the launch event of OECD’s report on higher education and regional development

The notion of the civic university has evolved significantly in recent years in the UK, with growing recognition of universities as key drivers of regional transformation. At the heart of this...

Femi Owolade

Dr Femi Owolade is a research associate in the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR). He has expertise in equality and diversity interventions, specifically in the higher...

Writing Retreat and Coffee hour

This writing retreat is aimed at providing a friendly space for writing and networking and in particular ECRs, organised by the Education for Environmental Sustainability SIG.  From feedback...

Special educational needs policy requires research infrastructure

Over the past 25 years, there have been successive policy changes to funding, categorisation and implementation of special educational needs (SEN) provision in England. Yet there is limited...

The importance of social security to children’s lives: Lessons from a mixed methods study of the two-child limit and the benefit cap

In recent years, stories of schools providing for children’s basic needs have become common. We hear that nearly one-in-five teachers has personally washed a school uniform; one-in-four has...