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Learning for all: BERA Small Grants Fund research reports

Girls’ experiences of being at risk of permanent exclusion

Grief matters

Learning for all: BERA Small Grants Fund research reports

Exploring the impact of bereavement & grief on learning for all

How South Koreans remember tragedy through education

In the wake of tragic events, whether caused by natural or human-made hazards, education has a critical role to play as a beacon of hope, a catalyst for healing, and a pathway to resilience (Park,...

‘Being well’ and ‘doing well’: Exploring the relationship between student and teacher wellbeing

There is a tendency to see teacher wellbeing and student wellbeing as competing concerns in school leadership and culture. What teacher wellbeing and student wellbeing have in common is the...

Research interrupted: Reflections on school-based interventions during Covid-19

Covid-19 posed challenges for school life and for school research. It made researchers rethink the purposes and methodologies of scientific projects (DeMatthews et al., 2020). This was also true...

Pedagogical differences between school and university styles of study? The urgent need for information

There are many things about university which go unsaid with students. Academics write about them a lot; but the complaints, concerns and empirical and theoretical research about the university and...

Editorial: To read, or not to read? How diverse practices, perspectives and experiences shape our reading engagement

What children say about books: 'I can drain all my emotions out on the book, so if I’ve had a hard day, I can just read’ ‘It’s quite nice to sort of feel like you’re sort of letting go...

Reading and wellbeing: Exploring the relationship between reading fiction and wellbeing across the lifespan

Reading fiction has a range of established benefits for learning, providing a strong foundation for the development of vocabulary knowledge and literacy-related skills (Mar & Rain, 2015; Mol &...

To read, or not to read?

How diverse practices, perspectives and experiences shape our reading engagement

Education on the breadline: Mental wellbeing and the cost-of-living crisis

One in six children in England aged five to 16 were identified as having a probable mental health problem in 2021 – five children in every classroom. We also know that children’s subjective...

Education on the Breadline: Mental Wellbeing and the Cost-of-Living Crisis

One in six children in England aged five to 16 were identified as having a probable mental health problem in 2021 – five children in every classroom. We also know that children’s subjective...

It takes a faculty to raise an early career researcher: Strategies for developing a confident and successful ECR lecturer

Early career researchers (ECRs) are usually defined as individuals in the five years after completing a doctoral degree. These five years are fundamental in helping pave the way for a future in...