Competing discourses in early childhood education and care
Early childhood education and care (ECEC) has developed to meet different aims to encourage children’s holistic development; embed attitudes consistent with lifelong learning; facilitate...
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Editorial: Competing discourses in early childhood education and care
Early childhood education and care (ECEC) has developed to meet different aims to encourage children’s holistic development; embed attitudes consistent with lifelong learning; facilitate...
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BERA Research Commission 2019–2020: Competing discourses in early childhood education and care
Tensions, impacts and democratic alternatives across the UK’s four nations
BERA Research Commission 2019/2020: Manifesto for Education for Environmental Sustainability (EfES)
The final manifesto from the BERA-funded research commission on environmental sustainability calls for sustainability to become a key feature of the curriculum, inspections and other...
Editorial: Spotlight on SEND: Curriculum design and practice
On 24 March 2022, the British Curriculum Forum (BCF) ran the Spotlight on SEND: Curriculum Design and Practice online event. The event focused attention on research-informed curriculum design and...
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Spotlight on SEND: Curriculum Design and Practice
On 24 March 2022, the British Curriculum Forum (BCF) ran the Spotlight on SEND: Curriculum Design and Practice online event. The event focused attention on research-informed curriculum design and...
All things inclusion: Presentation overviews and discussions from parallel session A
As chair of parallel session A for the BCF Spotlight on SEND event in March 2022, I was delighted to welcome our speakers and share questions from our delegates. The session began with a...
Continue readingInvestigating ‘twice exceptionality’ in English secondary schools
‘Twice-exceptionality’ describes high-functioning individuals who also have a disability or learning difficulty that demands additional support. Twice-exceptional (2E) students may display...
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How much the price for inclusion in the English secondary history curriculum?
In response to written questions from Parliament’s Petition Committee on 9 March 2021, the then Minister of State for School Standards, Nick Gibb MP, made it clear that there was no plan to make...
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Race, higher education and special educational needs and disabilities
This pilot study drew on survey data of 224 students at a London-based university, with the aim of identifying ecological niches that might cause disadvantage and discrimination for Black, Asian...
Ethnicity & the early years workforce: A census of staff in maintained nursery schools in England
This study, supported by BERA's Small Grants Fund (SGF), surveyed ethnicity across staff working in maintained nursery schools (MNSs) in England. The project aimed to gather a robust...
Post-truth teachers
Teaching is values-based and complex. While theory and research within the field of education is contested, we require high-quality teachers who exercise professional judgement in deciding what...
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