Singing from the same hymn sheet? The Irish primary curriculum framework and convergences with global curricular trends

A significant milestone in Irish education history was achieved by the launching of the primary curriculum framework on 9 March 2023. Curriculum policy has been influenced by the prevailing...

Preparing children for the future: Robot programming in early childhood education

The field of early childhood education (ECE) has seen a rise in the use of programmable robotics to introduce coding, computational thinking (CT), and sequencing ability to young learners. While...

Exploring open approaches to digital literacy

The notion of open educational resources (OER) was set out in the ‘Cape Town Open Education Declaration’ (2007), calling on educators, authors, publishers and institutions to release their...

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...

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...

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...

To read, or not to read?

How diverse practices, perspectives and experiences shape our reading engagement

Maths in other subjects: Expanding the definition of post-16 maths participation

The British prime minister, Rishi Sunak, lately announced his ambition ‘to move towards all children studying some form of maths to 18’ (Sunak, 2023), prompting questions about what maths this...

How do schools envision holistic development in Pakistan? Insights from Sen’s capability approach

Education is universally recognised as a basic right and an essential element of personal and societal development, which implies bringing enlightenment and prosperity to society (Abdullah, 2020)....

Weaving a ‘green thread’ of climate change education: Primary and secondary school teachers’ current practice

In April 2022, the Department for Education (DfE) launched a sustainability and climate change strategy for the education and children’s services systems in England which includes a focus on the...

Unlocking the potential of multilingualism: The power of developing a multilingual identity

Multilingual skills are vital for effective communication and collaboration in today's interconnected world. For students to develop these skills, schools may need to focus on fostering a...

The policy and practice of mathematics mastery

In a recent speech the UK’s prime minister, Rishi Sunak, once again raised the profile of mathematics on the basis that ‘our children’s jobs will require more analytical skills than ever...