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An empirical evaluation of ‘big questions’ as an organisational framework for interdisciplinary social studies in a Scottish high school

BCF Curriculum Investigation Grant Research Reports

This research project assessed the impact on pupils and staff of a school-designed integrated social studies curriculum, aiming to apply insights from Big History and Big Questions to offer pupils...

Developing language learning across the four nations: sharing innovative and creative approaches

Supported by the University Council of Modern Languages who have supported 30 teacher places for this event. The importance of languages and international communication has grown exponentially...

Developing language learning across the four nations: sharing innovative and creative approaches

Supported by the University Council of Modern Languages who have supported 30 teacher places for this event. The importance of languages and international communication has grown exponentially in...

Join the Curriculum Journal editorial board

The Curriculum Journal – BERA’s international peer-reviewed journal publishing original contributions to the study of curriculum theory and curriculum-making practices – is seeking...

BERA BCF Curriculum Investigation Grant Winner awarded Betty Campbell Diversity Award

Llanwern High School, the 2021 BCF Curriculum Investigation Grant winners have been awarded the first Betty Campbell MBe award for promoting the contributions and perspectives of Black, Asian and...

‘Learning for All’

BERA funded six small grants in 2022/23 under the title “Learning for all”. These grants supported projects which examine educational provision in its widest sense that seeks to provide or...

2022/2023 BCF Curriculum Investigation Grant Awarded to 3 Schools and Colleges

BERA and the BCF are pleased to announce that the 2022/2023 BCF Curriculum Investigation Grant has been awarded to 3 UK schools and colleges. The BCF Curriculum Investigation Grant is intended to...

Editorial: Spotlight on SEND: Curriculum design and practice

On 24 March 2022, the British Curriculum Forum (BCF) ran the Spotlight on SEND: Curriculum Design and Practice online event. The event focused attention on research-informed curriculum design and...

Spotlight on SEND: Curriculum design and practice

On 24 March 2022, the British Curriculum Forum (BCF) ran the Spotlight on SEND: Curriculum Design and Practice online event. The event focused attention on research-informed curriculum design and...

Where is the love? Invoking dispolitical love as a force for change in SEND policy and practice

Where is the love in special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) policy? Politicising love, as a force for driving social justice and change, has deep roots in Black feminist activism (Nash,...

Think like a detective: The vital clue to inclusive teaching!

To think like a detective gives teachers both a memorable metaphor for inquiry and a compelling methodology that leads to effective inclusive teaching. Like expert detectives, expert teachers...

Delivering on curriculum intent: Lesson study as a mechanism to enhance curriculum implementation and assess curriculum impact on pupils with special educational needs

Lesson study (LS) is a much studied, structured approach that offers the time and space for teachers to focus constructively on children’s learning and plan lessons collaboratively with...