Staff wellbeing continues to sit high on the agenda for schools. But how do wellbeing initiatives translate into meaningful, on-the-ground change? This blog post focuses on the evaluation of ...

The government is conducting a review of the current suite of National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) for school leaders. These are government-backed qualifications delivered by ...

Sabrina Fitzsimons. There is a road sign in Alaska that reads: ‘Driver, choose carefully which rut you drive in – you’ll be ...

Free school meals as a measure of disadvantage Whether a child is recorded as receiving free school meals (FSM) is an influential indicator of disadvantage in England. Our previous ...

The UK government’s proposal to follow Australia and restrict social media access for under-16s has reignited debates about young people’s wellbeing, online safety and mental health. Much ...

Since 2014 BERA has awarded the John Nisbet Fellowship to recipients who are deemed to have made an outstanding contribution to educational research over their career. Named in honour of our ...

Looking on from the other side of the world, the UK’s proposed social media ban already seems to be progressing along very familiar lines. As education researchers now dealing with the ...

As a researcher working on an environmental education project in England, I have experienced both rewards and challenges. Coming from a Chilean educational and cultural background, ...

When should a society’s most painful events enter the classroom, and on whose terms? These questions framed an event at Westminster in March that brought together bereaved families, ...

The popularity of Adolescence ‘Toxic masculinity’ is a familiar though vague and highly contentious concept. This matters for educators and for education given the ongoing 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 ...