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What’s your tag? Graffiti art and curriculum injustice

Research shows that the arts can be highly productive and positive for young people. However, our research suggests that the inclusive potential of the arts can be undermined (Howard, 2022). We...

A Hong Kong school music education perspective

The context: Understanding inclusivity in Hong Kong In Hong Kong, inclusivity is not just a policy, but a way of delivering special education that embraces individual differences and celebrates...

Arts for All: Exploring inclusivity in arts education

There are many shared themes and ideas across the fields of arts-based and inclusive research: the arts have the capacity to connect different communities, provide a means of expression, and...

Practising collaborative filmmaking for inclusivity

The Covid-19 outbreak has made a serious impact on many vulnerable populations and revealed social justice issues (Lowell et al., 2022; Meda & Chitiyo, 2022). Embodying diversity and inclusivity...

Fostering curiosity and inclusivity through early years creative encounters in a museum

Young children relish the opportunity to explore new spaces, especially when unusual and unexpected. A growing body of literature about the value of museums and art to the youngest members of the...

Editorial: Arts for all: Exploring inclusivity in arts education

There are many shared themes and ideas across the fields of arts-based and inclusive research: the arts have the capacity to connect different communities, provide a means of expression, and...

Story crafting a picture of me

In this blog post we share learning from research into a collaborative community-based project led by Prism Arts, a charity with the vision of ‘Art without Barriers’. Their mission is to...

Dyslexia and artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence in educational research and practice

Most readers will now most probably have heard of ChatGPT. For some this word may fill us with hope and anticipation. Others may tremble. Before we describe the potential applications of ChatGPT...

PLENARY: Educational justice through inclusion: Promising practices and hopeful futures

IN THIS SESSION Educational justice through inclusion: Promising practices and hopeful futures Elizabeth Walton1, Sally Elton-Chalcraft2, Deborah Sabric3, Amber Fensham-Smith4, Vini...

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...

Family transitions, ‘special’ education and home education

BERA Conference 2023

In the decade before the first Covid-19 lockdown, the numbers of children deregistered from school to begin home education increased annually (ADCS, 2021). Concomitantly – as noted by Ofsted...

Widening participation in higher education: Reforming infographics beyond the visual through the eyes of sports coaching students

BERA Conference 2023

In this blog post, I explore the value of infographics beyond their visual aspect for widening participation students. The post draws on my PhD research, which focuses on the value of infographics...