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SIG Meet & Discuss: Educational Research and Educational Policy-Making

3 Jun 2026 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

We warmly invite you to join an informal meeting with the ��ɫ���� Educational Research and Educational Policymaking SIG. This will be a friendly and informal space to plan future events ahead of the...

��ɫ���� and the National Year of Reading

��ɫ���� is proud to 'Go All In' and pledge support for the National Year of Reading 2026! This page details some of the initiatives that ��ɫ���� has undertaken in the past and present to support...

Editorial: 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...

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...

Undervalued and overlooked: The emotional labour of early years practitioners and leaders

‘We’re educators, not just babysitters. But no one listens.’ This remark, shared by a participant in my doctoral research on the experiences of leadership in early years, captures the...

What is Educational Research?

The significance of educational research lies in its capacity to generate robust, evidence-based insights that can inform educational policy development, support effective teaching practice, and...

One million suspensions: How English school policy is failing our most vulnerable children

The Department for Education has released its data on Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England for the 2023/24 academic year, revealing a troubling rise. Suspensions rose 21 per cent,...

The English SEND tribunal appeal rate: Moving the goalposts to sustainability?

The special educational needs and disability (SEND) tribunal in England was launched in 1994 to hear appeals from parents. Statements of SEN were replaced with education, health and care plans...

Spring 2026

Research Intelligence issue 166: Cultivating quality in higher education: Policy, practice & purpose in the UK & China

��ɫ���� Expert Panel on Educational Research Funding

The ��ɫ���� Expert Panel on Educational Research Funding was established by ��ɫ���� Council to investigate the situation regarding funding for educational research in the UK. Chaired by David James...

Closing opportunity gaps with an equity-‎based ‏framework: A call to action for ‎educators

‎‘Opportunity gaps’ in US education remain a persistent concern for educators, policymakers ‎and academics (see Carter & Welner, 2013; Saphier, 2023). Although originally conceptualised as...

Ethical Dilemmas in Educational Research

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