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The British Educational Research Association (½¿É«µ¼º½) is the leading authority on educational research in the UK, supporting and representing the community of scholars, practitioners and everyone...
½¿É«µ¼º½ Conference 2026
Registration now open. Book before the early bird deadline: 1st May 2026. This year the conference will be returning to the University of Manchester 8-10 September 2026
What if keeping teachers in the classroom isn’t just about workload or pay, but about who they are?
Around a quarter of new teachers in England leave the profession within three years, and a third do so within five years (DfE, 2025). My longitudinal PhD research with nine early career secondary...
½¿É«µ¼º½ Bites, issue 14: Rethinking primary education through pedagogical innovation & wellbeing
The educational imperatives of our time have led to major curriculum reviews in all four nations of the UK. Common themes across these curriculum reforms include a shift in focus from knowledge to...
½¿É«µ¼º½ Small Grants Fund 2026/2027: Professional development for a flourishing early years sector
The 2026 funding aims to support research focusing on the professional development of early years workforce for a flourishing early years sector both in the UK and worldwide.
2026/2027 BCF Curriculum Investigation Grant: Navigating change: teacher agency in personal and social educationÂ
The BCF Curriculum Investigation Grant is intended to support research led by schools and colleges with a focus on curriculum inquiry and investigation.
Upcoming events
SIG Meet & Discuss: English in Education
It's an exciting but challenging time for those in the subject English community: 2026 has been designated the National Year of Reading; curriculum developments resulting from the Curriculum &...
SIG Meet & Discuss: Race, Ethnicity and Education
Come along to the Race, Ethnicity and Education SIG Meet and Discuss to find out about the activities that you, as members, have driven to raise awareness and understanding of issues related to...
Hot air? Talking STEAM Education Research Seminar Series
We are delighted to launch a new monthly online reading group on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) education. This series is designed to bring together researchers,...
½¿É«µ¼º½ TEAN Conference 2026
The ½¿É«µ¼º½ Teacher Education Advancement Network (TEAN) conference provides a powerful professional development experience for teacher educators and for researchers into teacher education and...
½¿É«µ¼º½ Teacher Network
The ½¿É«µ¼º½ Teacher Network is an inclusive community of educators from early years, primary, and secondary schools and further, adult and vocational education in the UK. The network serves as a...
Early Career Researcher Network
The ½¿É«µ¼º½ Early Career Researcher (ECR) Network aims to offer support to those who are in the process of completing their masters or doctorate in education, as well as those who have completed...
Neurodivergent Researchers Network
The ½¿É«µ¼º½ Neurodivergent Researchers Network is a new initiative launched by the British Educational Research Association (½¿É«µ¼º½). The network is intended to provide a platform for neurodivergent...
½¿É«µ¼º½ Teacher Education Advancement Network (TEAN)
The ½¿É«µ¼º½ Teacher Education Advancement Network (TEAN) is a new, inclusive community within ½¿É«µ¼º½ that supports and champions teacher educators across the UK. TEAN brings together teachers, teacher...
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What if keeping teachers in the classroom isn’t just about workload or pay, but about who they are?
Around a quarter of new teachers in England leave the profession within three years, and a third do so within five years (DfE, 2025). My longitudinal PhD research with nine early career secondary...
Continue reading blog postInside the manosphere and childhood trauma
The Netflix-produced Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere aims to understand the extreme, misogynist fringes of the manosphere – an umbrella term for online masculinist subcultures – and the...
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Could socially just teaching align with trauma-informed practice to reduce anxiety for and achievement in mathematics?
Cognition and learning outcomes are known to be affected by childhood adversity (Lund et al., 2020) with trauma from sexual abuse categorised at the highest threat level and therefore linked to...
Continue reading blog postResearching multilingually as a creative and ethical practice
In an increasingly globalised academic landscape, opportunities to conduct research in multilingual settings, or ‘researching multilingually’ (Holmes et al., 2013), has expanded....
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