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It’s not about ‘delay’, it’s about equality: The language of the summer-born admissions policy

While children in England are invited to join reception in the September following their fourth birthday, the child will not reach compulsory school age (CSA) until the term following their fifth...

Digital equity: Learning in lockdown for the autistic student

Many of us in the higher education sector are frantically working to place our modules online. This digital transformation at pace can result in short-term decisions, so it is imperative that at...

Supporting quiet, shy or anxious Black, Asian and minority ethnic children with English as an additional language in the early years

Many articles that have been written in relation to the Black Lives Matter agenda, state that education is key to improving Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) children’s life chances...

In Conversations with…Professor Paul Miller

In this episode of the BERA Podcast BERA Chief Executive Nick Johnson interviews Professor Paul Miller, the President of the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management...

Closing the Covid-19 gap: Where should interventions begin?

This year coronavirus has put unprecedented pressure on our schools. It has been inspiring, as we continued to support our young people through the global pandemic, to see so many creative...

The social organisation of a conductive education centre in Birmingham

Conductive education (CE) is a pedagogical approach for teaching people with neurological impairments. The Professional Conductors Association (2003, p.3) describes conductive education as: A...

Myth busting our curriculum: Enabling all to achieve

The island of Zanzibar where I was born was famous – or infamous – on two accounts: clove plantations and slavery. From the 17th century until 1909, spice plantations were worked by Black...

Typing aloud

In common with most teacher educators, I am a big fan of classroom talk. I continually stress to my English subject trainee teachers the huge value of the spoken word and invite them to be...

Rigorous designs for learning bridges are challenging but we need them now more than ever

Donald Clark (CEO at WildFire Learning) published a thoughtful blog post on 27 March: ‘I fear,’ he began, ‘that the UK University system has been myopic regarding online learning’ (Clark,...

Virtual teaching for children with dyslexia: The realities and disturbing absence of research

Covid-19, education and educational research

I am writing this post from both a parental and scientific perspective. Firstly, from a parental stance, SARS-CoV-2 and subsequent coronavirus 19 has undoubtedly driven us into situations that...

Summer 2020

Research Intelligence Issue 143 is on the theme of 'Widening participation in practice'.

Lessons for adapting home learning from parents with children with special educational needs

Covid-19, education and educational research

‘Doing less, making learning fun and looking after everyone’s wellbeing’