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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
The missing discipline? Why ‘didagogy’ challenges what we think we know about teaching teachers
The teaching profession in England is built on a glaring contradiction. We have pedagogy for teaching children and andragogy for teaching adults, yet when it comes to the teaching and learning of...
The heart of learning: Spotlight on school libraries in the UK and Ireland
What if the most important room in a school isn’t a classroom, but the one that unlocks every other door to learning? In schools with well-funded and professionally staffed libraries, student...
½¿É«µ¼º½ publishes 2025 Annual Report
The British Educational Research Association (½¿É«µ¼º½) has published our 2025 Annual Report, reflecting on a year of activity, development and impact across the educational research community. The...
½¿É«µ¼º½ Expert Panel on Educational Research Funding
The ½¿É«µ¼º½ Expert Panel on Educational Research Funding was established by ½¿É«µ¼º½ Council to investigate the situation regarding funding for educational research in the UK. Chaired by David James...
Upcoming events
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,...
SIG Meet & Discuss: Curriculum, Assessment and Pedagogy
The Curriculum Assessment and PedagogySIG meeting will be an engaging and collaborative online session, bringing together members to reflect, reconnect and co-create ideas for the year ahead. This...
ECR Coffee Hour Spring 2026
This ½¿É«µ¼º½ ECR Network’s coffee hour will give you the opportunity to find out more about the ECR Network and its activities, as well as getting to know a little more about the team behind it...
TEAN Webinar: Effective assessment and feedback in teacher education
This panel event will be of interest to anyone engaged in assessment and feedback in higher education and teacher education. Contributions will come from researchers and practitioners in this area...
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...
The latest from the ½¿É«µ¼º½ Blog
The missing discipline? Why ‘didagogy’ challenges what we think we know about teaching teachers
The teaching profession in England is built on a glaring contradiction. We have pedagogy for teaching children and andragogy for teaching adults, yet when it comes to the teaching and learning of...
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Getting creative in schools to improve young people’s wellbeing
Wellbeing is about feeling good and functioning well (Deighton, 2016). In the UK, young people’s wellbeing has been declining for the past two decades, and the prevalence of mental health...
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The use of colour in identity formation: Exploring FE teacher dual identities
Identity in further education (FE) is complex and marked by shifting expectations, yet teacher identity remains under-researched (Steadman, 2023). Existing literature highlights the contested,...
Continue reading blog postWhat do children expect from their parents? A child-centred analysis
Debates about ‘good parenting’ have long been shaped by adult-centric theories. Baumrind’s (1991) typology of parenting styles and Bowlby and colleagues’ (1992) attachment theories remain...
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