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2023 BERA School Research Award

Closes 18 Oct 2023

BERA is pleased to announce our new award aimed at encouraging the development of research skills in the curriculum of secondary schools.  The BERA School Research Award aims to promote the value...

SIG Forum Meeting – Children and Childhoods

25 Sep 2023 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Join the Children and Childhoods 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 will...

BERA Conference 2023

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

Welcome to the BERA Annual Conference 2023 The programme is now live online. We have a fantastic array of presentations! The mobile app will soon be launched, which will allow you to favourite...

BERA 2023 Educational Research Book of the Year

Closes 31 Jul 2023

This award celebrates the publication of educational research and is awarded to a scholarly book on education deemed to be high quality, engaging and innovative.

BERA Bites, issue 8: Toward a digital future of curriculum, pedagogy & assessment

BERA Bites

In the last three decades, digital technologies have become an integral part of our lives, societies and education systems worldwide. The Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns since early...

To read, or not to read?

How diverse practices, perspectives and experiences shape our reading engagement

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

To read, or not to read?

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...

Children’s perspectives and experiences of reading for pleasure practices in the UK

To read, or not to read?

Primary school curricula across the UK highlight the importance of reading for pleasure, for example: ‘The National Curriculum for England aims to ensure that all pupils: develop the habit of...

Reading to Dogs – children’s perspectives

To read, or not to read?

Reading to Dogs (RTD), which involves children reading to a registered dog (accompanied by a handler), is becoming increasingly popular in schools. Benefits to wellbeing and reading engagement are...

Picturebooks and children’s understanding of disability: Incorporating the perspectives of primary school teachers

To read, or not to read?

When teaching literacy in primary schools, it is essential that the books purchased and used reflect the rich and diverse society we live in, which means ensuring sufficient representation. In...

Technology to support reading engagement: Should schools include augmented reality (AR) books on their shelves?

To read, or not to read?

Augmented reality (AR) books offer new opportunities for interaction and engagement, augmenting a traditional paper book with digital features such as animations, sounds and graphics to provide a...

Reading and narrative fiction: Understanding ourselves and others

To read, or not to read?

Adolescence is a significant period of identity development and social exploration, and narrative fiction can help adolescent readers to explore personally meaningful content (Picton & Clark,...