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#BlackLivesMatter and racial justice in education: Contribute to a special series of the BERA Blog

The structural inequalities faced by Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities have been deepened by a decade of austerity. We are in the midst of a global pandemic and, following yet another...

Positioning children with a vision impairment as knowledge producers and change agents

‘The ability to collaborate on both a small- and large-scale is becoming one of the core requisites of postmodern society’ (Fullan, 1993, p.5). Yet it is ‘still relatively rare for children...

Framing research: Participatory research approaches in early years education

On 14 February 2020, at the BERA ECR Network Symposium, my presentation focussed on participatory research in early childhood education. Having worked for a number of years in an early childhood...

Framing research: Theories, concepts and reflexivity in educational research

The BERA Early Career Researcher Network planned a series of events throughout 2020 on the theme, ‘Framing research: Theories, concepts and reflexivity in educational research’, with the...

Storying identities, experiences and agency of graduate teaching assistants

‘Have you thought about including recordings of these stories as part of your thesis? It’s just that reading them out loud was really powerful for those of us listening.’ I stopped. To be...

BERA ECR Network symposium: A personal reflection on constructive feedback

In October 2019 I travelled to the US to explore the benefits of oracy-centred teaching strategies and expeditionary learning for the development of the speaking, listening, reading and writing...

Editorial: Theories, concepts and reflexivity in educational research

In February of this year, the University of Sheffield hosted its second BERA ECR Network symposium. Targeted at early-career researchers (ECRs), master’s and doctoral students, the symposium...

Jon Howard

Executive Product Manager

Jon Howard is an Executive Product Manager at the BBC. He works closely with BBC Children’s and youth brands to deliver innovative interactive experiences. For the last 3 years, Jon has been...

Sarah Moore

Sarah is in the fourth year of her doctorate in education at the University of Sheffield. Her background is in history, and she has drawn on her experience of working with oral histories to inform...

Place-responsive pedagogy: The lessons learned from an old oak tree

This episode of the BERA Podcast is the first from our series "Education for our planet and for our future." In this episode Kevin Smith (Cardiff University) interviews Catherine Dunn and Jack...

Using content acquisition podcasts to improve preservice teachers’ understanding of language when referring to people with disabilities

The language that educators use when referring to and addressing students with disabilities is incredibly impactful. Whether negative or positive, language creates a unique environment that can...

Tony Bush

Tony Bush is Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Nottingham and previously held professorial positions at the universities of Leicester, Reading, Lincoln and Warwick. He is...