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Shumaila Mahmood

Dr. Shumaila Mahmood is an educator and researcher specializing in curriculum, critical thinking, academic integrity with a focus on the role of technology in teaching and learning environments.

Ajda Osifo

Ajda teaches Workplace Skills and Readiness, which incorporates an industry-partnership project, as well as Academic Foundations and Development, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and English...

SIG Meet & Discuss: Nature Outdoor Learning and Play

This forum meeting is a chance for us to discuss as a SIG what is happening across our SIG community. We would like to hear from our members what they have been up to in terms of teaching and...

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...

Diana Burton

Diana Burton is an established academic with extensive University leadership experience. She held senior leadership posts in 3 institutions, including HOD at MMU, Dean of Education at LJMU and...

Melanie Law

Melanie is a Safeguarding and Student Welfare Officer in UK higher education, with a background in coaching and teaching in Further Education. She is currently undertaking a professional doctorate...

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,...

Neil Humphrey

Neil Humphrey is the Professor of Psychology of Education at the Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester, UK. His research focuses on what we mean by wellbeing, why wellbeing...

SIG Meet & Discuss: Literacy and Language

Join us for our first SIG forum! We warmly invite you to our first Literacy and Language SIG forum where we’ll introduce our plans for the coming year and begin shaping our collective...

What 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...

½¿É«µ¼º½ President

Following the completion of his Presidential seminar series, Marlon Moncrieffe has decided to step down from his role as ½¿É«µ¼º½ President at the end of March 2026. We thank Marlon for his service to...

2026/2027 BCF Curriculum Investigation Grant: Navigating change: teacher agency in personal and social education 

Closes 3 Jun 2026

The BCF Curriculum Investigation Grant is intended to support research led by schools and colleges with a focus on curriculum inquiry and investigation.