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A baseline without basis: The validity and utility of the proposed reception baseline assessment in England
This report sets out the case against the government’s proposal to use a baseline assessment test of pupils in reception to hold schools in England to account for the progress that those pupils...
Linking environmental science to the curriculum for Excellence on an initial teacher training programme
The focus of Scottish initial teacher training programmes on numeracy, literacy and child development has undergone change over the last few decades, primarily due to the requirements set out in...
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Internationalisation Webinar Series
The internationalisation webinar series has been running since 2007 as part of an initiative organised by Dr Joanna Al-Youssef (University of Nottingham). It is an open event during which...
Cultures of compassion in early childhood education
Unpleasant experiences, like hurting oneself, missing parents, or being excluded from play, are evident parts of early childhood education (ECE). Although we cannot (and sometimes should not)...
Continue reading blog postEducational Policies in the Partnership Era
Saint-Etienne (France), June 28-29, 2018 Call for papers In recent years, governing through partnerships has become more and more common and is today reflected in the educational sector....
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‘Evidence’ and the EEF toolkit: Reliable science or a blunt set of tools?
‘Evidence-based teaching’ is one of those feelgood phrases (think ‘school improvement’, ‘leadership’, ‘standards’) that it seems churlish to oppose. All the more important, then,...
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Debating theories of neoliberalism: New perspectives and framings in education research
Online registration has now closed. If you want to attend this event, please email events@bera.ac.uk for details of how to register onsite. *** This symposium aims to explore the relevance of...
Teacher education: A weapon of mass instruction?
Two drivers influence nation states engaging in systemic educational reform: a baffling array of metrics on the subject of learning, performance and effectiveness; and the policy impact of...
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Alternative ways of educating teachers to educate children differently: What do curriculum, assessment and pedagogy look like when ‘done differently’?
Online registration has now closed. If you want to attend this event, please email events@bera.ac.uk for details of how to register onsite. This conference looks to bring together teachers,...
Revisiting the concept of wellbeing in schools
Wellbeing discourses related to children and young people are on the rise not only in research, but also in policy and practice. Often the construct of wellbeing is used as a measure of quality of...
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