The most recent #LunchtimeSession took place on Thursday 11th September, with host, Stephen Willoughby, who discussed ‘Giving Voice to the Teaching Assistant Dilemma: A Case for TA Policy Reform’. In case you missed it or would like to recap, you can now watch it in full here: tinyurl.com/mu9uaxz2

Register now for a new #ECRMonth event from the LPD and ER RIGS. Taking place on Tuesday 14th Oct, guest speakers, Megan Crawford and Ella Grigoleit, will discuss ‘Methodologies in Educational Leadership: Opportunities and Challenges for Early-Career Researchers’.

We’re delighted to invite you to the relaunch event from the Race and Leadership Research Interest Group, entitled ‘Global Imperatives for Race and Leadership in Education’, taking place online on Tuesday 4th November, 5pm – 6.30pm (UK time). Find out more and register: tinyurl.com/4nesk93k

Applications are open for a Research and Development Grant of £3000, available to all BELMAS Members in the Global South. Get all the information, including how to apply, here: tinyurl.com/2ya75y8e

Join us for ‘Writing Spaces – An Emergent Researcher Online Writing Retreat’ on Friday 10th Oct, 10am – 1pm (UK). This dedicated retreat is designed to give you the time, space, and support to make progress with a piece of writing. Registration closes at midnight (UK) tonight: tinyurl.com/bdxcrnab

For #ECRMonth, we’re offering 20% off memberships for students who sign up to become BELMAS members throughout October. That means that membership is now only £20 for the whole year. Just head to our sign up page any time in October and use the discount code: 20-ecrmonth-2025 tinyurl.com/r34ez89n

Working on a thesis, journal article, blog post, presentation or other piece of work that requires dedicated time or space? Join us on Friday 10th October for ‘Writing Spaces – An Emergent Researcher Writing Retreat’. Registration closes on Wednesday 8th Oct. Register here: tinyurl.com/bdxcrnab

Join us online on Tuesday 14th Oct for a new #ECRMonth event from the LPD and ER RIGS, when guest speakers, Megan Crawford and Ella Grigoleit, will discuss ‘Methodologies in Educational Leadership: Opportunities and Challenges for Early-Career Researchers’. tinyurl.com/2rsxv737

Join us for the upcoming ‘ECRs in BELMAS’ event, taking place online on Wednesday 8th October with host, Deb Outhwaite, and guest speakers, who'll discuss how BELMAS has helped or can help you on your ECR journey. Registration closes at midnight (UK time) on Monday 6th October.

Submit your abstract for the 2026 BELMAS Annual Conference, taking place Friday 3rd – Sunday 5th July 2026 in Cardiff, Wales. Get all the details on how to submit here. tinyurl.com/3as99w5k

BELMAS Members – apply now for a grant of up to £20,000 for a project that advances state-of-the-art knowledge in and/or about the field of educational leadership, management and administration. Find out more and apply by midnight (UK time) on Monday 6th October:

Join us for ‘Demystifying International Research Conferences and Building Professional Networks for ECRs’, which takes place online on Thursday 16th October, 3pm – 4pm (UK time), with Meng Tian, Kausor Amin-Ali, Weilin Yan and Rachel du Croz. Get all the details and register: tinyurl.com/yytx9s4h

For ECR Month, we’re offering 20% off memberships for students who sign up to become BELMAS members throughout September and October. This also applies to any student member whose membership is up for renewal during this time. Use the code: 20-ecrmonth-2025 when you sign up: www.belmas.org.uk

We’re delighted to share the latest on the BELMAS Blog, entitled ‘Shared Seats, Shared Wisdom: Embracing Group Peer Mentoring for Leadership Growth’, which comes from authors, Shobana Nair Partington and Anna Egan. Read it here. tinyurl.com/yc76e5j6

We invite you to ‘Writing Spaces – an Online Writing Retreat’ from the Emergent Researcher RIG, taking place on Friday 10th October as part of #ECRMonth Find out more and register here: tinyurl.com/bdxcrnab

The next event from the Post-16 Leadership RIG, entitled ‘What can Higher Education Leadership learn from the Further Education sector?’, takes place online on Monday 20th October, 4pm – 5pm (UK time), with guest speaker, Steve Lambert. Find out more and register. tinyurl.com/4d96tfcj

CALLING ALL BELMAS MEMBERS! Apply now for a grant of up to £20,000 for a project that advances state-of-the-art knowledge in and/or about the field of educational leadership, management and administration. Find out more: tinyurl.com/yb77xr3e The deadline for applications is Monday 6th October.

Join us online on Wednesday 8th October for an ‘ignite-style’ event with host, Deb Outhwaite, to explore how BELMAS has helped ECRs on their journeys. Confirmed speakers include Harry Mante, Claire Harley, Heathcliff Schembri, Suzie Dick, Cristina Motoca, Lesley Boyle. Register tinyurl.com/4u4cnpwj

Don’t miss @ahargreaves.bsky.social speaking at the @belmasoffice.bsky.social conference on ‘The Age of Identity & the Return of Populism: What This Means for Educators & Educational Research Today’ in October! 🎫 Get your tickets here:

My fab colleagues across the country researching school governance @tjwprice.bsky.social @danigov.bsky.social @sarahjchung.bsky.social & @belmasoffice.bsky.social who pull all this research together with research groups, journals and conferences. Get in touch if you're a post grad in this field

Join the Gender & Educational Leadership RIG and Andy Hargreaves at University College London on Friday 3rd October for ‘The Age of Identity and the Return of Populism: What This Means for Educators and Educational Research Today’. Register by midnight (UK time) tonight: tinyurl.com/29fxw4yw

We’re thrilled to share the latest on the BELMAS Blog – ‘Turbulent Tides: Leadership and Student Homelessness During Natural Disaster’, by Alexandra E. Pavlakis, Meredith P. Richards and J. Kessa Roberts. Read it here. tinyurl.com/ymed49tt

Join us on Weds 8th Oct, 7.30–8.30pm (UK time) via Zoom for an interactive Ignite-style session hosted by @debouthwaite.bsky.social, Chair of BELMAS. Hear short reflections from ECRs and the wider BELMAS community on how BELMAS has supported their journey — everyone is welcome. tinyurl.com/yh7a7m8c

Join us for the next ECR Month RIG event on Friday 3rd Oct, 2pm – 3.30pm (UK time) for ‘The Age of Identity and the Return of Populism: What This Means for Educators and Educational Research Today’, with guest speaker @ahargreaves.bsky.social. Find out more and register: tinyurl.com/2nhrzynr

Applications are now open for a Research and Development Grant of £3000, available to all BELMAS Members in the Global South. Get all the details, including how to apply, here: tinyurl.com/2ya75y8e

We’re pleased to share the latest on the #BELMASBlog: ‘Crisis Ready: Empowering New and Current School Leaders with the Education Crisis Framework (ECF)’ by Susan H Shapiro. Read it here: tinyurl.com/3jt34bz9

Join us online on Thursday 16th Oct, 3pm – 4pm (UK time) for ‘Demystifying International Research Conferences and Building Professional Networks for ECRs’, with host, Meng Tian, and guest speakers, Kausor Amin-Ali, Weilin Yan and Rachel du Croz. Find out more and register: tinyurl.com/yytx9s4h

This ECR Month, we’re offering 20% off memberships for students who sign up to become BELMAS members throughout September and October. This also applies to any student member whose membership is up for renewal during this time. Use the code: 20-ecrmonth-2025 when you sign up: www.belmas.org.uk

To support with the applications for the Global South Research and Development Grant, BELMAS is hosting two workshops on the following dates: Monday 29th September 2025, 16.00 – 17.30 (UK time) & Friday 3rd October 2025, 9.30 – 11.00 (UK time). Find out more: tinyurl.com/b6kryy2c

We invite you to join us at University College London (UCL) on Friday 3rd Oct, for ‘The Age of Identity and the Return of Populism: What This Means for Educators and Educational Research Today’, hosted by the Gender & Educational Leadership RIG and Andy Hargreaves. Register: tinyurl.com/29fxw4yw

The 2026 BELMAS Annual conference will take place Friday 3rd – Sunday 5th July 2026 in Cardiff, Wales. Get all the details on how to submit your abstract to present at the conference, here: tinyurl.com/3as99w5k

The next event from the Post-16 Education Leadership and Management RIG, entitled 'What can Higher Education Leadership learn from the Further Education sector?’, takes place online on Monday 20th October, 4pm – 5pm (UK time), with guest speaker, Steve Lambert. Register: tinyurl.com/4d96tfcj

Last chance to self-nominate to become a BELMAS Trustee. Find out more and self-nominate by midnight (UK time) on Sunday 14th September. tinyurl.com/2s3t4zvm

Applications are now open for a grant of up to £20,000, awarded by the DSA Board, which aims to allow BELMAS members to undertake a project that advances state-of-the-art knowledge in and/or about the field of educational leadership, management & administration. Find out more: tinyurl.com/5dbdwz94

The BELMAS team is always keen to hear your thoughts on how we can improve our service. With this in mind, please can we ask you to complete the following short survey regarding the BELMAS website. We would love to hear your thoughts. Thank you for your support. tinyurl.com/msr87jyc

Did you hear? Applications are now open for a new Research and Development Grant of £3000, open to all BELMAS Members in the Global South. Find out more, including whether you’re eligible to apply, here. tinyurl.com/2ya75y8e

Last chance to register for the upcoming #LunchtimeSession, taking place online on Thursday 11th September, with host Dr Stephen Willoughby. Get all the details and register before midnight (UK) tonight! tinyurl.com/3jpy9ky2

Have you ever considered becoming a Trustee of BELMAS? We’re seeking three new Trustees to join the BELMAS Board. Find out more and submit your self-nomination: www.belmas.org.uk/about-belmas...

We’re thrilled to share the latest on the BELMAS Blog: ‘What Part Can Leadership Play for the Benefit of the Whole-School Community?’ by Els Tanghe. Read it here:

We’re excited to announce that applications are open for a new Research and Development Grant of £3000, open to BELMAS members from the Global South, for a project that researches, develops & improves educational leadership & management at any level. Find out more & apply: tinyurl.com/2ya75y8e

Would you like to present at the BELMAS Conference 2026 in Cardiff, Wales? Get all the details on how to submit your abstract here: tinyurl.com/3as99w5k

To coincide with #ECRMonth, we’re offering 20% off memberships for students who sign up throughout September and October. This also applies to any student whose membership is up for renewal during this time. Head to our sign-up page and use the discount code: 20-ecrmonth-2025 tinyurl.com/mr3fsayz

Did you know that BELMAS hosts a range of events and activities via our Research Interest Groups? Learn more about our RIGs here… buff.ly/UJOsWai

Join us for the upcoming Lunchtime Session, taking place online on Thursday 11th September, 12pm – 1pm (UK), with host Dr Stephen Willoughby. Get all the details and register here: tinyurl.com/3jpy9ky2 Registration will close at midnight (UK) on Tuesday 9th September 2025.

Please ensure that your membership details are up to date. This includes any change of home address or email address, or any professional details. You can make any updated changes in the Member Area of the BELMAS website, here. www.belmas.org.uk/member-area/...

Alex Baird is interested in creating a new BELMAS RIG focused on LGBTQIA+ educational leadership. If you would like to support this initiative and help establish the group's aims, roles, and opportunities, please email our Membership and Events Co-ordinator, Cynthia, at [email protected]

We invite you to join us for the next event from the Post-16 RIG, taking place online on Monday 20th October, 4pm – 5pm (UK), when Steve Lambert will discuss the topic: ‘What can Higher Education Leadership learn from the Further Education sector?’ Find out more and register: tinyurl.com/4d96tfcj

Join us for the first of our ECR Month events: ‘Demystifying International Research Conferences and Building Professional Networks for ECRs’ will take place online on Thursday 16th October, 3pm – 4pm (UK time). Find out more and register here tinyurl.com/yytx9s4h

Abstract submissions for the 2026 BELMAS Conference are open. Head to our Ex-Ordo page to start the submission process tinyurl.com/yc4uwdtz Find out more about #BELMAS2026 here. tinyurl.com/3as99w5k

Have you ever considered becoming a Trustee of BELMAS? We are currently seeking three new Trustees to join the BELMAS Board. If you are passionate about educational leadership and committed to supporting BELMAS, we encourage you to stand in our 2025 elections: www.belmas.org.uk/about-belmas...