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½¿É«µ¼º½ has a small central, professional office in Camden, London. We share our office building with the Political Studies Association. The office is designed to manage the day-to-day business of the Association. Its work is overseen by a Chief Executive Officer appointed by Council, who is responsible for, and has oversight of, all ½¿É«µ¼º½â€™s functions and activities.

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Nick Johnson, Mr

Chief Executive at British Educational Research Association

Nick has been the Chief Executive Officer at ½¿É«µ¼º½ since April 2012. He has a considerable background of management and advising on strategic direction in organisations concerned with public policy. Between 2004-7, he was the Director of Policy...

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Marie Moore, Mrs

Conference and Events Manager at British Educational Research Association

Marie manages the Annual Conference, as well as other ½¿É«µ¼º½ events run throughout the year include the SIG events. Working as a Project Manager at the PCO in her previous role, Marie managed a full portfolio of international congresses,...

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Sarah Fleming, Ms

Membership and Engagement Manager at British Educational Research Association

Sarah Fleming joined ½¿É«µ¼º½ in 2014. Her main responsibilities are managing ½¿É«µ¼º½'s member services, writing ½¿É«µ¼º½ communications and promoting ½¿É«µ¼º½â€™s work in the wider education community. She works closely with the ½¿É«µ¼º½ Events Manager on the ½¿É«µ¼º½...

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David Chatterjee, Mr

Finance and Governance Manager at British Educational Research Association

I am ½¿É«µ¼º½'s Finance and Governance Manager. Contact me via d.chatterjee@bera.ac.uk David joined ½¿É«µ¼º½ as Finance and Administration Officer in April 2017, before moving into the role of Finance and Governance Manager in 2019. David’s main...

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Hannah Marston, Ms

Publications Manager at British Educational Research Association

Hannah joined ½¿É«µ¼º½ in May 2022 as Publications Manager. In this role, she is responsible for ½¿É«µ¼º½'s publications portfolio, including the association's four journals, Research Intelligence, the ½¿É«µ¼º½ Blog, reports, books and other outputs. She has...

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Paru Rai, Ms

Publications and Digital Content Officer at British Educational Research Association

Paru joined ½¿É«µ¼º½ in March 2023 as Publications and Digital Content Officer. Her main responsibilities are supporting ½¿É«µ¼º½â€™s publications portfolio including the association's four journals, Research Intelligence, the ½¿É«µ¼º½ Blog, reports, books...

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Heidi Hollowbread, Ms

½¿É«µ¼º½ Administrator at British Educational Research Association

Heidi joined the ½¿É«µ¼º½ team in May 2023, providing administrative support to the association. Heidi's previous career in teaching spanned more than twenty years. She taught throughout the primary age range and beyond. She held positions in the...

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Garvin Payne, Mr

Events Coordinator at British Educational Research Association

Garvin joined ½¿É«µ¼º½ in August 2024 as Events Coordinator. In this role, he is responsible for ½¿É«µ¼º½'s marketing and successful delivery of events for ½¿É«µ¼º½ throughout the year. Prior to his role at ½¿É«µ¼º½, Garvin has worked in project coordinating and...

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Claire Castle, Ms

Publications Manager (Maternity Cover) at British Educational Research Association

Claire joined ½¿É«µ¼º½ in October 2024 to cover the maternity leave of Hannah Marston. In this role, she is responsible for ½¿É«µ¼º½'s publications portfolio, including the association's four journals, Research Intelligence, the ½¿É«µ¼º½ Blog, reports, books...

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Ana Salcedo, Mrs

Conference & Events Administrator at British Educational Research Association

Ana Salcedo joined ½¿É«µ¼º½ in 2025 as the Conference & Events Administrator. In this role, she supports the Conference and Events Manager with all aspects of event preparation. Her tasks range from evaluating venues to coordinating with abstract...