🌟 We're delighted to announce Professor Meg Maguire is the 2026 John Nisbet Fellow! The John Nisbet Fellowship is awarded to those who have made an outstanding contribution to educational research. https://www.bera.ac.uk/news/bera-announces-professor-meg-maguire-as-the-2026-john-nisbet-fellow

📝 NEW BLOG POST Doing environmental education research in England: A reflective journey By Estelia Bórquez Sánchez, King's College London Read here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/doing-environmental-education-research-in-england-a-reflective-journey

📚New issue of British Educational Research Journal BERJ Volume 52, Issue 3 June 2026 https://bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14693518?campaign=woletoc

Did you know that @beranews.bsky.social has a new app? A one-stop destination for events, publications, news and member networking. It can be downloaded from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. A great way to stay up to date with The Curriculum Journal.

📝 NEW BLOG POST Worth the wait? Sustainable leadership and SEND reform By Kirsty Hird, York St John University Read here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/worth-the-wait-sustainable-leadership-and-send-reform

📝 NEW BLOG POST Toxic masculinity and the Netflix series Adolescence By Oli Belas & Kay Calver, University of Bedfordshire Read here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/toxic-masculinity-and-the-netflix-series-adolescence

📝 NEW BLOG POST Academics and the UK social media ban: Lessons from Australia By Neil Selwyn and Clare Southerton, Monash University Read here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/academics-and-the-uk-social-media-ban-lessons-from-australia

📝 NEW BLOG POST From loss to learning: What national tragedies ask of the curriculum By Wonyong Park, University of Southampton Nigel Fancourt, Department of Education, University of Oxford Read here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/from-loss-to-learning-what-national-tragedies-ask-of-the-curriculum

We're delighted to have Edward Elgar Publishing as an exhibitor for #BERA2026 🌟 The BERA Annual Conference 2026 is returning to the University of Manchester on 8–10 September! https://www.bera.ac.uk/conference/bera-conference-2026

📣 Stay Connected with the new BERA App! We're delighted to announce the launch of the new BERA app, which is a one-stop destination for events, publications, news, and member networking. 🌟 Download the app here: https://beraapp.app.link/aenf7N3i3Zb

📝 NEW BLOG POST The moment we may be missing: How AI is quietly reshaping childhood Alexander Gardner-McTaggart, University of Nottingham, Ningbo Carmen Blyth, Independent Researcher Read here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/the-moment-we-may-be-missing-how-ai-is-quietly-reshaping-childhood

📝 NEW BLOG POST Knowledge is never neutral: Hegelian reflections on contemporary education By Jamie Franco Cipriani, The Royal Agricultural University Read here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/knowledge-is-never-neutral-hegelian-reflections-on-contemporary-education

A big thank you to our BERA Council members for joining us in Windsor for very hot council away days! ☀️

It is in the British Educational Research Association’s @beranews.bsky.social journal, British Educational Research Journal (BERJ): doi.org/10.1002/berj... The project was one of nine in the ESRC Education Research Programme.

📝 NEW BLOG POST Postgraduate learning experiences: Exploring identities, transitions and capital through case studies of international higher education students in England By Emma Towers, Mili, Xiaojing (Chelsey) Chen, Meg Maguire, Clare Coburn Read here: https://bit.ly/3Qm0PGO

🌟 2026 BERA Equality in Education Award The BERA Equality in Education Award recognises an individual whose work has sought to address wider issues of inequality and discrimination in education.  Nominate a colleague: https://www.bera.ac.uk/award/bera-equality-in-education-award

📝 NEW BLOG POST Why are White free school meal eligible pupils most likely to miss school? By Sanjeev Chaddha, Bath Spa University Read here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/why-are-white-free-school-meal-eligible-pupils-most-likely-to-miss-school

📝 NEW BLOG POST The evidence gap on neurodivergent leadership in higher education By Imran Mir, Apex College London Read here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/the-evidence-gap-on-neurodivergent-leadership-in-higher-education

📣 Call for Convenor: Creativities in Education SIG This SIG offers a space to discuss and interact on matters of interest pertinent to creativity in education. Find out more: https://www.bera.ac.uk/opportunity/call-for-convenor-creativities-in-education-sig

📢 2026 BERA Educational Research Book of the Year This award celebrates the publication of educational research and is awarded to a scholarly book on education deemed to be high quality, engaging and innovative. https://www.bera.ac.uk/award/bera-educational-research-book-of-the-year

To coincide with Refugee Week, BERA is delighted to publish a new BERA Blog Special Issue: The right to education for forcibly displaced people: Exploring ideas on participation, connectedness and technology 📝 Read here: https://bit.ly/4aZvsIW

📣 Upcoming BERA event SIG Meet & Discuss: Further and Adult Education 🗓️ 9 Jul 2026 Find out more and register: https://www.bera.ac.uk/event/sig-meet-discuss-further-and-adult-education-2026

📚 New issue of BJET (British Journal of Educational Technology) Volume 57, Issue 4 July 2026 https://bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14678535/2026/57/4?campaign=woletoc

📝 NEW BLOG POST The predictive value of standardised test scores for future attainment: The impact of achievement level By Marion van Brederode, Teacher Read here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/the-predictive-value-of-standardised-test-scores-for-future-attainment-the-impact-of-achievement-level

📣 Submit an abstract for BERA ECR Conference 2027 The ECR Journey 2027: Method, Methodologies and the Making of the Researcher 🗓️ 24 March 2027 📍Birmingham Find out more: https://www.bera.ac.uk/conference/the-ecr-journey-2027

🌟 Upcoming in-person BERA event Culturally Responsive Storytelling in/with the outdoors for learning 🗓️ 15 Jul 2026 📍 Edinburgh #NOLAP Find out more and register: https://www.bera.ac.uk/event/culturally-responsive-storytelling-in-with-the-outdoors-for-learning-2026

📝 NEW BLOG POST A moral duty: Why academics should engage with AI By Emma Ransome, Birmingham City University Read here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/a-moral-duty-why-academics-should-engage-with-ai

📣 Guest editing opportunity for Research Intelligence, issue 170 We are seeking proposals that critically engage with lived realities of school leaders as central agents of system change. Find out more:https://www.bera.ac.uk/opportunity/guest-editing-opportunity-for-research-intelligence-issue-170

📣 Upcoming BERA event SIG Meet & Discuss: Youth Studies and Informal Education 🗓️ 6 Jul 2026 Find out more and register: https://www.bera.ac.uk/event/sig-meet-discuss-youth-studies-and-informal-education-2026

📝 NEW BLOG POST Prensky 2.0: From digital natives to digital navigators: Rethinking Gen Z’s learning journey By Nashwa Ismail and Rebecca Rylance-Graham Read here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/prensky-2-0-from-digital-natives-to-digital-navigators-rethinking-gen-zs-learning-journey

To coincide with Refugee Week 2026, BERA is delighted to publish a new BERA Blog Special Issue: Refugee education: Challenging stereotypes and deficiency approaches 📝 Read here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog-special-issues/refugee-education-challenging-stereotypes-and-deficiency-approaches

📣 Upcoming BERA event Neurodivergent Researcher Network Coffee Hour – Summer 🗓️ 1 Jul 2026 Register here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/event/neurodivergent-researcher-network-coffee-hour-summer-2026

📣 Upcoming BERA event TEAN Webinar: Teachers tackling everyday racism in school: A narrative study in Norway 🗓️ 24 Jun 2026 Register here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/event/tean-webinar-teachers-tackling-everyday-racism-in-school-a-narrative-study-in-norway-2026

📝 NEW BLOG POST Making a case for environmental education research: A comparison of Chile and the UK By Estelia Bórquez Sánchez, University of Glasgow Read here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/making-a-case-for-environmental-education-research-a-comparison-of-chile-and-the-uk

📣 Call for Convenor: Education for Environmental Sustainability (EfES) The EfES SIG aims to encourage and support discussion, research, practice and scholarship focused on EfES in its broadest sense. https://www.bera.ac.uk/opportunity/call-for-convenor-education-for-environmental-sustainability

📝 NEW BLOG POST Co-producing research with students: Exploring the impact of statistics anxiety in higher education By Catherine Jones, Moritz Herle, Carlota Cruces Serrano King's College London Read here: https://bit.ly/4uXEm1z

📹 BERA event videos Writing to Publication Series – How to Write a Book Proposal Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99W1wL2q4EI

📹 BERA event videos Internalisation of Vocational Education Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uhV6kMdArs

Report on Kusuma Trust and BERA funded project on Suporting Neurodiversity in Mainstream Schools by me and @tracy-hayes.bsky.social published today! You can read the reports of all four of the funded projects here 👇 www.bera.ac.uk/news/bera-an...

📝 NEW BLOG POST Confronting colonialism in Welsh higher education: Can we re-map for a different future? By Esther Muddiman, Gareth Hoskins, Melissa Mendez Aberystwyth University https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/confronting-colonialism-in-welsh-higher-education-can-we-re-map-for-a-different-future

📣 Call for Convenor: Physical Education Sport Pedagogy SIG The PESP SIG provides a forum for researchers, academics and professionals in the areas of physical education & school-based physical activity. https://www.bera.ac.uk/opportunity/call-for-convenor-physical-education-sport-pedagogy-pesp-sig

📝 NEW BLOG POST Play and direct teaching in mathematics education: strengthened through supportive climate By Vicky Zhao Read here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/play-and-direct-teaching-in-mathematics-education-strengthened-through-supportive-climate

My report for @beranews.bsky.social on #neurodiversity in #education is out today, along with those from the 3 other projects! www.bera.ac.uk/news/bera-an... #inclusiveEducation #STEMed #EduSky #AcademicSky #accessibility

📝 NEW BLOG POST Bridging the gap: How a Youth Chinese Test-based curriculum can support GCSE Chinese in England By Rainbow Chan & Chun Hong Yan Read here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/bridging-the-gap-how-a-youth-chinese-test-based-curriculum-can-support-gcse-chinese-in-england

🌟 New research from BERA, funded by the Kusuma Trust, shows how schools can support neurodivergent learners in mainstream education. Read reports: https://www.bera.ac.uk/publication-series/neurodiversity-in-mainstream-schools-grant-programme-reports

We're delighted to have Palgrave Macmillan as an exhibitor for #BERA2026 🌟 The BERA Annual Conference 2026 is returning to the University of Manchester on 8–10 September! https://bera.ac.uk/conference/bera-conference-2026

The latest issue of @beranews.bsky.social Research Intelligence explores the evolving national curricula of the four nations of the UK. Co-edited by @arthurjchapman.bsky.social with contributions from IOE's @abdulmohamud.bsky.social, Robin Whitburn and doctoral researcher Henry Ward. bit.ly/3RMKVWc

🌟 Celebrating 2,000 BERA Blog posts! 🎉 This week we proudly mark our 2000th BERA Blog post! To celebrate this milestone, we've invited Rachel Lofthouse, Leeds Beckett University, to contribute a short piece. Read here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/right-what-are-we-doing-to-help-the-children

We're delighted to have Cambridge University Press as an exhibitor for #BERA2026 🌟 The BERA Annual Conference 2026 is returning to the University of Manchester on 8–10 September! https://bera.ac.uk/conference/bera-conference-2026

📝 NEW BLOG POST Rethinking professional identity and progression in prison education By Tracy Littler, Anglia Ruskin University Read here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/rethinking-professional-identity-and-progression-in-prison-education