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Teacher Recruitment and Retention and its links to attainment gaps in England

This event is being run by BERA in conjunction with the ESRC Education Research Programme. The focus will be on two inter-related topics. First, the issue of teacher recruitment and retention....

Editorial: The heart of learning: Spotlight on school libraries in the UK and Ireland

What if the most important room in a school isn’t a classroom, but the one that unlocks every other door to learning? In schools with well-funded and professionally staffed libraries, student...

The heart of learning: Spotlight on school libraries in the UK and Ireland

What if the most important room in a school isn’t a classroom, but the one that unlocks every other door to learning? In schools with well-funded and professionally staffed libraries, student...

What makes a successful school library? Headteacher perspectives on the value of school libraries

In this blog post, two headteachers share their experiences of building thriving school libraries which nurture students’ wellbeing and love of reading. The effectiveness of school libraries is...

Engaging young people: Gaming and comics in school libraries

Growing up, I did not have a good experience with my school library. It was cold and unfriendly, and did not offer anything interesting to me. In my opinion, this is because we did not have a...

Looking forward: Positioning the school library within the wider educational landscape

The school library is undergoing a profound and necessary evolution. The words of Ranganathan (1892–1972, considered to be the ‘father of library science’) remain true to this day: ‘The...

BERA and the National Year of Reading

BERA is proud to 'Go All In' and pledge support for the National Year of Reading 2026! This page details some of the initiatives that BERA has undertaken in the past and present to support...

Sustainability in post-primary schooling in Northern Ireland: How the future schools toolkit supports change

Northern Ireland is a post-conflict society, yet it remains deeply divided. The school system is a complex network with sensitive and contested policy issues, and up to 94 per cent of pupils...

BERA Bites, issue 13: Education & generative AI

BERA Bites

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) now sits at the heart of the everyday rhythms of schooling and higher education, affecting how we plan lessons, communicate with learners, assess work...

‘I feel like a ghost.’ Exclusionary practices in the lived experiences of children and young people who have chronic health conditions

‘I feel like a ghost’ are the words spoken by my then 12-year-old daughter about her experiences attending school in the UK on a very part-time basis due to a chronic health condition...

Reimagining homework with artificial intelligence in secondary education: Managing teachers’ workload and protecting students’ leisure

Artificial Intelligence in educational research and practice

The role and challenge of homework Homework has long been contested in secondary education. Cooper et al. (2006) framed homework as a tool to consolidate learning. Dunatchik and Park (2022)...

BERA Expert Panel on Educational Research Funding

The BERA Expert Panel on Educational Research Funding was established by BERA Council to investigate the situation regarding funding for educational research in the UK. Chaired by David James...