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‘A decade of decline’: The education of children with SEND in custody

Children’s right to an education is explicitly stated in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNRC, Article 28). In England, the special educational needs (SEND) Code of Practice sets...

Questioning exclusionary practices in education

As four researchers concerned about school exclusion and social justice, we came together in a ½¿É«µ¼º½ webinar to consider how the global policy intention of providing inclusive education for all...

Progressive early years curricula and educational equity: Lessons from the Welsh Foundation Phase

What happens when a nationally mandated, play-based early years curriculum meets the realities of schools in socioeconomically disadvantaged communities? The Welsh Foundation Phase (FP) offers a...

BeeProud: Exploring LGBTQIA+ young people’s wellbeing experiences

LGBTQIA+ young people face significant discrimination in the UK, reporting higher levels of school bullying and poorer mental health outcomes than their heterosexual and cisgender peers (Wilson &...

The ½¿É«µ¼º½ Blog: Highlights of 2025

½¿É«µ¼º½ Blog end of year highlights

Snow-dusted salutations and tinsel-tinged tidings to all our readers, authors, curators and guest editors around the globe. In this, the ½¿É«µ¼º½ Blog’s tenth anniversary year, I look back over the...

‘People feel embarrassed or intimidated to use the toilets’: Teachers, parents and pupils’ perceptions of school toilets

School toilets, globally, have been sites of bullying, vandalism and embarrassment, and, more recently, have been at the centre of equalities debates (see for example Lundblad et al., 2010). In...

A question of selfhood construction: Artificial intelligence and social injustice

Artificial Intelligence in educational research and practice

Placing selfhood construction at the centre of social justice provides a useful lens to view emerging ethical debates around Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED) and beyond. Selfhood...

Climate justice in the classroom: Opportunities and affordances

Recent years have seen mounting arguments from researchers, campaigners and educators for greater focus on climate justice in climate and sustainability education (Howard-Jones et al., 2021;...

Disadvantage not destiny: Using generational research in university archives to track social mobility

This blog post was inspired by the ½¿É«µ¼º½ Brian Simon Research Project that undertook historical educational research and explored the impact of higher education (HE) on ‘disadvantaged’...

Editorial: Far away from the ivory tower

This special issue shares findings from research supported by a historical educational research to explore the impact of higher education (HE) on first-in-family students, some of whom...

Far away from the ivory tower

This special issue shares findings from research supported by a ½¿É«µ¼º½ Brian Simon fellowship fund grant to do historical educational research to explore the impact of higher education (HE) on...

Weaving resistance: The invisible threads of patriarchy

Daisy and Dylan walk to school carrying smart school bags. Threads are attached to Daisy’s bag – which is bulging at the seams – threatening to trip and slow her pace. Less visible threads...