Globally, courts frequently make judgments on educational issues. In some countries this has been longstanding, such as in the United States’ rulings on teaching evolution (Tennessee v ...

Nigel Fancourt is Associate Professor of Education and Values at the Department of Education, University of Oxford, and Director of Doctoral Research. Formerly a lawyer and teacher, his ...

On 26 November 2024, BERA marked our 50th anniversary with a celebratory event alongside our Annual General Meeting (AGM). Held in a festive atmosphere, the day highlighted the achievements ...

Multi-academy trusts (MATs) oversee groups of schools in England, each led by a CEO responsible for implementing strategy, leading growth and representing the trust (DfE, 2023). This blog ...

In this blog post I would like to raise a number of questions for the new government about English as an additional language in schools: What should the new Labour government do to reinstate ...

Dr Calum Davey is the Executive Director for Research and Best Practice at the National Institute of Teaching. He is the PI of a Nuffield Foundation project, TIDE, which is looking at ...

Our research indicates that the landscape of responsible AI use in education is uneven. Tight school budgets necessitate careful planning for teachers’ professional development, prompting us ...

All things higher education research, policy, and practice. The transition from elite to mass higher education systems is a significant global development that forms the broader context for ...

The BERA Educational Research Book of the Year award celebrates the publication of educational research and is awarded to a scholarly book on education deemed to be high quality, engaging and ...

A meeting place for the critical exploration of educational leadership – research, policy and practice - in the pursuit of social justice. This SIG is concerned with the governance and leadership of ...

Dr Vanessa Cui is a senior research fellow at Birmingham City University’s Centre for the Study of Practice and Culture in Education (CSPACE). She is an experienced practitioner ...