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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

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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...

The problem of prejudice, discrimination and institutional racism in a post-92 higher education institution

BERA Conference 2023

This blog post looks forward to the forthcoming symposium at BERA Conference 2023, which will present the findings from two studies that were developed to examine the problem of institutional...

Autumn 2023

Research Intelligence issue 156: Intersectionality: Teaching & learning in UK schools

Ethnic inequality in the teaching workforce in schools: Why it matters

BERA Conference 2023

Ethnic minority communities in the UK see education as a gateway for opportunities. Yet in the UK, the ethnic background of teaching staff does not mirror the profile of the pupils (Demie & See,...