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½¿É«µ¼º½ TEAN Conference 2027

19 May 2027 to 20 May 2027

Sheffield Hallam University

The ½¿É«µ¼º½ Teacher Education Advancement Network (TEAN) conference provides a powerful professional development experience for teacher educators and for researchers into teacher education and...

Untangling grit and resilience: Why system conditions matter more than staff endurance

In their work on neighbourhood policing, Wilson and Kelling (1982) discuss the ‘Broken Windows’ theory. They outlined that visible sign of neglect, such as unrepaired windows, signal that...

Student teachers’ beliefs and feelings towards educational research

The fact that student teachers commonly perceive educational research and theory to be far removed from practice is well documented in initial teacher education (ITE) research. Teacher educators...

Bridging research and practice: Insights from close-to-practice partnerships

How can we make educational research meaningful for teachers working in busy classrooms? At Nottingham Trent University (NTU), we explored this question through a close-to-practice (CtP)...

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...

A two-dimensional portrait of leadership? A review of teachers’ professional development in England

The government is conducting a review of the current suite of National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) for school leaders. These are government-backed qualifications delivered by approved...

The ice road effect: Rustout as a silent threat to teacher educators’ wellbeing

Be careful which rut you choose to drive in. Image credit: Sabrina Fitzsimons. There is a road sign in Alaska that reads: ‘Driver, choose carefully which rut you drive in – you’ll be in...

½¿É«µ¼º½ Announces Professor Meg Maguire as the 2026 John Nisbet Fellow

Since 2014 ½¿É«µ¼º½ has awarded the John Nisbet Fellowship to recipients who are deemed to have made an outstanding contribution to educational research over their career. Named in honour of our first...

The right to education for forcibly displaced people: Exploring ideas on participation, connectedness and technology

This ½¿É«µ¼º½ Blog Special Issue responds to a critical moment in the world’s history marked by a series of interconnected and overlapping global crises. The hallmarks of this are armed conflicts on...

Editorial: The right to education for forcibly displaced people: Exploring ideas on participation, connectedness and technology

This ½¿É«µ¼º½ Blog Special Issue responds to a critical moment in the world’s history marked by a series of interconnected and overlapping global crises. The hallmarks of this are armed conflicts on...

Reflections on photovoice method for a participatory needs assessment of teachers in Gurku IDP camp, Nigeria

There are currently 82.2 million internally displaced people (IDP) globally. Nigeria has about 3.5 million IDP, one of the highest in Africa (UNHCR, 2025; IDMC, 2025). A large percentage of the...

Editorial: Refugee education: Challenging stereotypes and deficiency approaches

This ½¿É«µ¼º½ Blog Special Issue grows out of the distinct yet shared lived experiences of its authors. Each of us has witnessed how, across the UK and Europe, refugee education is too often shaped by...