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BERA’s 50th Anniversary

In 2024, we marked the significant milestone of our 50th anniversary. This occasion gave us an opportunity to honour our history while looking ahead to the future. Together, BERA made exciting...

Jumping and pushing through the cruel optimism of racial justice work

BERA Conference 2023

Asking research participants ‘How did you come to be leading antiracism work across your school – were you pushed or did you jump?’ elicited varied responses, with most citing one event as a...

SIG Forum Meeting – Race, Ethnicity and Education

Join the Race, Ethnicity and Education SIG meeting to network with colleagues, learn about the activities of the SIG and plans for 2023 and onwards. This meeting will be hosted online, where you...

Reviewing the term EAL from an antiracist multilingual perspective

This blog post is based on a doctoral research study that explored perceptions and experiences of multiculturalism of teachers, students and parents in four mainstream primary schools in the...

Exposing the fate of Black Caribbean girls in secondary schools in England

Why are Black Caribbean girls underachieving? When I was mentoring in secondary schools there were plentiful government initiatives focused on raising attainment for Black Caribbean boys in light...

Winter 2023/24

Research Intelligence issue 157: Research & practice on migration & education across the four nations of the UK

Guest editing opportunity for Research Intelligence, issue 159

The future of academic publishing

BERA Announces the 2023 Academic Citizen of the Year

BERA is delighted to announce Dr Victoria Showunmi as the inaugural recipient of BERA’s Academic Citizen of the Year award. This new award was created to honour a member of the wider academic...

Anti-racism as care in initial teacher education: A personal view from a teacher turned early career researcher

The seeds of frustration were sewn during my PGCE training year. If left unresolved, frustration can develop into anger. It is this anger which I now use as motivation to contribute to improving...

BERA Conference 2023 Awards Announced

The BERA Conference 2023 was held at the Conference Aston/ Aston University, 12-14 September 2023. We are pleased to announce the conference award winners. Please click below to view the ECR Best...

BERA is celebrating Black History Month

To celebrate Black History Month, BERA is highlighting a range of noteworthy contributions in our latest work promoting race, diversity, and equity in education.  Research Intelligence issue...

BERA Conference 2023

12 September 2023 to 14 September 2023Aston University/ Conference Aston

The BERA Conference 2023 was held on the 12th-14th September 2023 at Conference Aston/Aston University. Keynote speakers included: Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith. The conference ended with three...