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Rooted learning: Education for roots and wings

Amid the timeless debate on the purpose of education, it strikes me that dominant perspectives on all sides continue to be crafted through the lens of future-focused production (Sleeter, 2015)....

How can we use GenAI pedagogically? Can we be led by (graduate) learning outcomes?

Artificial Intelligence in educational research and practice

GenAI and its pedagogical potential The introduction of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has sparked a debate in the higher education sector about its benefits and pitfalls, as well as...

Building a secure future: The role of secondary education in cyber security preparedness

In today's digital world, cyber security, that is ‘how individuals and organisations reduce the risk of cyber attack’ (National Cyber Security Centre, 2024), has become a paramount concern....

Education and the climate crisis: A curriculum for sustainability

A BERA Blog special issue from the British Curriculum Forum

Editorial: Education and the climate crisis: A curriculum for sustainability – A BERA Blog special issue from the British Curriculum Forum

Over recent years, the climate crisis has become an accepted scientific fact, and around the world, children and young people have become some of the most vociferous activists for a more...

The double dividend of sustainable school food

Sustainability means different things to different people, depending on where they live and what they do, so context is king. In our work on sustainable foodscapes, we use the idea of a ‘double...

From loss to action through climate change education and advocacy

Imagine someone who has lost the physical existence of the place where he was born and brought up. As a child, he used to roam around freely in the fields and neighbourhoods of his birthplace, a...

Into sustainability education

In order to better prepare children and young people for a future which is significantly altered by changes in global climate systems, sustainability education needs to be enhanced (Rushton et...

Practice, pedagogy and education as a discipline: Getting beyond close-to-practice research

The British Educational Research Association has promulgated ‘close-to-practice research’ that ‘focuses on issues defined by practitioners as relevant to their practice, and involves...

Revisioning the marginalisation of creative curricula at a time of political change: What can we learn from the work of Manuel Alvarado?

The dissolving of UK parliament ready for a general election in 2024 and the subsequent new parliamentary term provides an opportunity for those vested in education to reflect upon the past and...

Review of Education: Call for ‘State-of-Play’ special issues (2024)

The editors of the Review of Education (RoE) intend to publish a number of ‘State-of-Play' (SoP) special issues during their tenure, which commenced in January 2024. They are therefore seeking...

Let’s not blame students for the shortcomings of assessment strategies of universities that turn a blind eye to artificial intelligence: A pre-crisis warning

Artificial Intelligence in educational research and practice

This blog post highlights the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) aligned with how the higher education (HE) sector needs to adjust assessment strategies and academic integrity policies to...