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Tola Awe

Tola Awe is a doctoral student in Education researching autidacticism in adults. She is passionate about seeing changes in teaching and learning in higher education.

The future of AI in English language teaching and learning

Artificial Intelligence in educational research and practice

Artificial intelligence (AI) can bring immediate and long-term benefits, but also challenges and risks to education systems (UNESCO, 2023). This is a hotly contested topic in English language...

Clare Higgins

I am Academic Operations Lead for Education at the University of Bolton and Senior Lecturer responsible for leading and managing the BA (Hons) Education and Learning degree. My doctoral research...

Exploring the borderland: Addressing ‘reality shock’ for trainee teachers through introductory practice

Since the recent removal of the expectation of prior school experience for initial teacher education (ITE) applicants in England, there has been an emerging need for ITE providers to support...

Ross Crichton

Ross Crichton is an education and e-learning consultant who has been involved in language teaching and teacher education for more than 20 years. He specialises in instructional design, video-based...

Call for Welsh Representative on ½¿É«µ¼º½ Council

As part of an ongoing review into our governance, ½¿É«µ¼º½ Council has created four nations representative roles. Following appointment to the Scotland and Northern Ireland representative positions...

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better (Beckett, 1983): GCSE English students’ relationship with failure

The pressure to ‘fail better’ weighs heavy in GCSE English resit classrooms, echoing Samuel Beckett’s famous words from Worstward Ho. However, this oft-repeated mantra, stripped of its...

Initial teacher training for GCSE English resit teachers in the further education sector in England: A responsive reform

Following changes to government policy, the picture of English in the further education and skills (FES) sector has changed dramatically over the past decade. Not only are all students now...

Simon Preston

As a dedicated and experienced educational leader, Simon is deeply committed to neurodiversity inclusion and enhancing the educational experiences of all students and educators. With over two...

Louisa Allen

Louisa Allen is a Professor in, Critical Studies in Education, in the Faculty of Education and Social Work at The University of Auckland. She specializes in research on sexualities, young people,...

Sandy Wilkinson

Sandy Wilkinson is a lecturer in Secondary Science Education at the University of Birmingham with 12 years’ experience of initial teacher education. He has held a range of responsibilities...

½¿É«µ¼º½ Neurodivergent Researchers Network – Coffee Hour

This event was the inaugural meeting of the ½¿É«µ¼º½ Neurodivergent Researchers Network! We invited all neurodivergent individuals and allies to come together for our launch meeting to meet, chat,...