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Setting and the academic underachievement of white working class boys

The under-achievement of white working class boys in England is well documented. They are the lowest academic achievers at the age of 16 for any socio-economic class grouping (Sutton Trust, 2016),...

Let’s talk about embedding SPAG (Spelling, punctuation and grammar) in primary school children’s education

Let’s talk about embedding SPAG (Spelling, punctuation and grammar) in primary school children's education The Teacher Education Advancement Network in association with Critical...

The properly organised tuition of foreign languages and its contribution to the development of general literacy

‘It is not possible to train truly literate individuals (in the broadest sense), in whatever specialism they may pursue, by any means other than the properly organised teaching of foreign...

Survey dissemination, school hierarchy and teacher voice

Can we obtain a greater insight into management in schools by asking those whose are being managed? Given the widespread silencing or marginalisation of teacher voice (Courtney and Gunter, 2015;...

Ross Fulton

Publications Manager

Ross joined BERA as Publications Manager in November 2017 to oversee the Association’s four peer-reviewed journals, our member’s magazine Research Intelligence, the BERA Blog and our website;...

Rethinking reasons behind lower educational outcomes of looked after children

The lower educational attainment of looked after children compared with their peers not in care has long been the subject of interest and research. The dominant position is that the reason behind...

What has been the impact of recent domestic terrorist attacks on education policy in France?

France and the UK have typically taken divergent approaches to the schooling of the children of immigrants, and to migrant incorporation in general. My master’s dissertation found that these two...

UCET Annual Conference This year’s UCET annual conference will take place on 7-8 November 2017 at the Crowne Plaza, Stratford-upon-Avon. Keynote speakers include: Dame Alison Peacock...

Using research to change educational systems: possibilities and barriers

The UK education systems are involved in massive reform programmes. These developments open up new opportunities for researchers to contribute to and learn from the changes that are going on. Yet,...

Close-to-practice research project

BERA has identified close-to-practice research as an area of interest for the Association, and many BERA members are also committed to such work in the context of teacher education and...

The Research Evidence For and Against OFSTED

I have carefully reviewed the evidence for the benefits of inspection as well as for any undesirable consequences.  The former include the national monitoring of the quality of education,...

Autumn 2017

Research Intelligence Issue 134: Emerging Research Agendas: Conclusions from BERA's Research Intelligence: Featuring: Poverty and Policy Advocacy Teacher and Medical Education STEAM