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Personal values and trainee teacher wellbeing

Values and wellbeing Many teachers in England and Europe report the demands of their job harm their wellbeing (Education Support, 2019; ETUCE, 2011). Poor wellbeing is cited as a key reason why...

Mental health and wellbeing in doctoral students from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds

There is a large body of evidence for the poor mental health of both undergraduate and postgraduate students in higher education settings (Peluso, Carleton, & Gordon, 2011), leading to the Higher...

Teacher wellbeing: A systemic perspective

Education Support is the mental health and wellbeing charity of the education sector. We provide accredited counselling and welfare support to individuals, wellbeing services that enable schools...

Ensuring students achieve, thrive and survive their educational journeys: Using creative ways to support learning and resilience

The context for this work is complex – all students are faced with academic stressors, which can be further compounded by factors including separation from their support networks and...

Thu Thu

Thu Thu was awarded the 2020 BERA Masters Dissertation Award for her dissertation Exploring Governance and Governmentality in Myanmar’s Education Reforms. The abstract for her dissertation is...

Teacher Education and Development – SIG Convenor vacancy

Call for SIG Convenor Northern Ireland and Scotland Representatives The group covers research in initial teacher education, continuing professional development and teachers’...

Sinéad McBrearty

Sinéad McBrearty is CEO at Education Support. She began her career at KPMG before moving to the not-for-profit sector. Previous roles include deputy chief executive at Social Enterprise London,...

Nicky Lambert

Nicky Lambert is an associate professor and director of teaching and learning in the Mental Health and Social Work Department at Middlesex University.

Alfonso Pezzella

Alfonso Pezzella is a lecturer and researcher at Middlesex University with a background in psychology and interests in LGBT inclusion in health and social care curricula and LGBT and mental health.

Aimee Quickfall

Head of Programmes for Primary and Early Years Initial Teacher Education

Aimee is Head of the School of Teacher Education at Leeds Trinity University, one of the BERA SIG leads for Mental Health and Wellbeing, and a member of the BERA Conference Committee. Her research...

Ruairi Mulhern

Ruairi Mulhern is a lecturer at Middlesex University and a mental health practitioner with a specialism in mental health law.

Emma Clarke

Dr Emma Clarke leads a postgraduate primary initial teacher education course, having taught in mainstream primary schools for almost 18 years. Her interests include research methodologies,...