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Rethinking foreign language education in UK schools

Across the world, the importance of foreign language learning (FLL) at school tends to be taken for granted. Or at least it is when the language being learned is English, given its vital role in...

Angela Garden

Dr Angela Garden is Head of Psychology and Counselling at Birmingham City University and a Chartered Psychologist. Her work focuses on the application of psychology within education, wellbeing and...

Alison Porter

Alison Porter is Associate Professor in Languages, Cultures and Linguistics at the University of Southampton. Her research focuses on primary school language learning. Her interests include...

UK higher education: Bordering practices and the governance of international students

Governing logic In May 2025, the UK government published an immigration white paper, titled Restoring Control Over the Immigration System, which advocated tighter controls on movement and...

½¿É«µ¼º½ Bites, issue 15: Educating for all: Who are we educating?

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In 2026, what does inclusive education look like? Are we close to being fully inclusive? Where are the gaps and the challenges? Whose voices and experiences are still unheard and unseen? What...

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,...

Di Cantali

Di Cantali is a highly experienced teacher educator and has worked at the University of Dundee since 2014. She was Chair of the Scottish Universities Inclusion Group (SUIG) from 2018–2026 and...

Heather Earnshaw

Heather Earnshaw is Associate Professor in Teacher Education. She has worked in physics/STEM education in a variety of roles at local and national level and has a particular interest in how we...

Andrea Priestley

Andrea Priestley is a Senior Lecturer in Education currently working with pre-service and in-service teachers. With a professional history in physics/science education, inclusive educational...

Nilakshi Das

Nilakshi Das has recently completed her PhD in History of Science. Her PhD was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and jointly undertaken at the University of Leicester and the...

A decolonial ethic: Caring and being careful

Decolonial work is often discussed as if it were principally about knowledge: whose histories appear, whose concepts travel, whose methods count. Yet the deeper claim is ethical. It is about how...

Staff wellbeing training: From ‘ticking a box’ to real-world transfer

Staff wellbeing continues to sit high on the agenda for schools. But how do wellbeing initiatives translate into meaningful, on-the-ground change? This blog post focuses on the evaluation of a...