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Beyond vocabulary and grammar: Importance of considering ‘affective factors’ in teaching Arabic speaking skills

Curriculum: Theory, policy and practice

This blog post provides a summary of a study that explored several ‘affective factors’ that influence students’ acquisition of Arabic speaking skills (Bohra, 2020). Drawing upon Krashen’s...

Thriving in academia: Experiences of an international early career researcher

As an international PhD student and now an early-career researcher in education in the UK, I have experienced a range of emotional states that can be compared to a rollercoaster ride. For...

BERJ Early Career Reviewer Scheme: Call for mentors

The British Educational Research Journal (BERJ) is pleased to launch its Early Career Reviewer Scheme that aims to build early career researchers’ capacities in academic peer reviewing. This...

Teaching on the cheap? The extent and impact of teaching assistants covering classes and leading lessons

England is running out of teachers. Excessive workload, bureaucratic demands and inadequate systems of support have driven down rates of job satisfaction, and with it, rates of teacher recruitment...

Holistically healthy humans: championing mental and physical wellbeing in education

Health does not operate at a singular level; mental and physical health are inextricably linked. Our physical body depends on our mental state and vice versa and improvement or decline in one area...

Holistically healthy humans: championing mental and physical wellbeing in education

Health does not operate at a singular level; mental and physical health are inextricably linked. Our physical body depends on our mental state and vice versa and improvement or decline in one area...

Education and the climate crisis: A curriculum for sustainability

A BERA Blog special issue from the British Curriculum Forum

Editorial: Education and the climate crisis: A curriculum for sustainability – A BERA Blog special issue from the British Curriculum Forum

Over recent years, the climate crisis has become an accepted scientific fact, and around the world, children and young people have become some of the most vociferous activists for a more...

Putting climate and biodiversity at the heart of education: A National Education Nature Park approach

Education is central to addressing climate change (UN, 2023), but it is often left to science and geography. Recent research (Monroe et al., 2019; Rousell & Cutter-Mackenzie-Knowles, 2020)...

Nature connectedness through the arts: Co-creating a curriculum to support pupil wellbeing in primary schools

The importance of connecting with nature using an arts-based approach Connecting with nature has shown huge benefits to our mental and physical wellbeing. Learning about nature also offers deeper...

Child’s play? Using creative methods with adults in education research

The use of creative methods with children and young people has a long and well-established history in therapeutic practice and related research (Malchiodi & Perry, 2014). However, creative methods...

Review of Education: Call for ‘State-of-Play’ special issues (2024)

The editors of the Review of Education (RoE) intend to publish a number of ‘State-of-Play' (SoP) special issues during their tenure, which commenced in January 2024. They are therefore seeking...