🌟 BERA Bites, issue 15: Educating for all: Who are we educating? Guest edited by Andrea Priestley, Heather Earnshaw and Di Cantali SCRCM Find out more and read here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/publication/bera-bites-issue-15-educating-for-all-who-are-we-educating

📝 NEW BLOG POST UK higher education: Bordering practices and the governance of international students By Nilakshi Das, Institute of Historical Research Fellow Read here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/uk-higher-education-bordering-practices-and-the-governance-of-international-students

📝 NEW BLOG POST A decolonial ethic: Caring and being careful By David Scott, @ioe.bsky.social @drleatongray.bsky.social Rita Chawla-Duggan, @uniofbath.bsky.social Read here: www.bera.ac.uk/blog/a-decol...

🌟 Upcoming event Neurodivergent Researcher Network Coffee Hour Autumn 🗓️ 28 Oct 2026 Find out more and register: https://www.bera.ac.uk/event/neurodivergent-researcher-network-coffee-hour-autumn-2026

Help shape the future of BERA: Trustee vacancies now open BERA members are invited to put themselves forward for a number of exciting leadership opportunities https://www.bera.ac.uk/news/help-shape-the-future-of-bera-trustee-vacancies-now-open

📝 NEW BLOG POST Staff wellbeing training: From ‘ticking a box’ to real-world transfer By @cavehillpsych.bsky.social Sarah Finnegan, Paul Kinnear & Orla Frizzell Read here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/staff-wellbeing-training-from-ticking-a-box-to-real-world-transfer

📣 Upcoming event ECR Coffee Hour Autumn 2026 🗓️14 Oct 2026 Find out more and register here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/event/ecr-coffee-hour-autumn-2026

📝 NEW BLOG POST A two-dimensional portrait of leadership? A review of teachers’ professional development in England By Mark Innes, Liz, Louisa Dawes, The University of Manchester Read here: https://bit.ly/4xYwJtK

📣 Upcoming event Teacher Network Coffee Hour Autumn 2026 🗓️ 7 Oct 2026 Register here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/event/teacher-network-coffee-hour-autumn-2026

📝 NEW BLOG POST The ice road effect: Rustout as a silent threat to teacher educators’ wellbeing Sabrina Fitzsimons, DCU CREATE Read here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/the-ice-road-effect-rustout-as-a-silent-threat-to-teacher-educators-wellbeing

📣 Upcoming event Hot air? Talking STEAM Education Research Seminar Series 🗓️ 13 Jul 2026 Find out more and register: https://www.bera.ac.uk/event/hot-air-talking-steam-education-research-2026

📝 NEW BLOG POST How can we best make use of free school meals as an imperfect measure of disadvantage? Using data in the English National Pupil Database By Kerris Cooper and Tammy Campbell, Education Policy Institute Read here: https://bit.ly/4ffcVe9

📝 NEW BLOG POST What does the proposed social media ban mean for student voice in educational assessment? By Kanayo, UCL Institute of Education Read here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/what-does-the-proposed-social-media-ban-mean-for-student-voice-in-educational-assessment

We're delighted to have Wiley as an exhibitor for #BERA2026 🌟 The BERA Annual Conference 2026 is returning to the University of Manchester on 8–10 September! https://www.bera.ac.uk/conference/bera-conference-2026

🌟 We're delighted to announce Professor Meg Maguire is the 2026 John Nisbet Fellow! The John Nisbet Fellowship is awarded to those who have made an outstanding contribution to educational research. https://www.bera.ac.uk/news/bera-announces-professor-meg-maguire-as-the-2026-john-nisbet-fellow

📝 NEW BLOG POST Doing environmental education research in England: A reflective journey By Estelia Bórquez Sánchez, King's College London Read here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/doing-environmental-education-research-in-england-a-reflective-journey

📚New issue of British Educational Research Journal BERJ Volume 52, Issue 3 June 2026 https://bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14693518?campaign=woletoc

📝 NEW BLOG POST Worth the wait? Sustainable leadership and SEND reform By Kirsty Hird, York St John University Read here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/worth-the-wait-sustainable-leadership-and-send-reform

📝 NEW BLOG POST Toxic masculinity and the Netflix series Adolescence By Oli Belas & Kay Calver, University of Bedfordshire Read here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/toxic-masculinity-and-the-netflix-series-adolescence

📝 NEW BLOG POST Academics and the UK social media ban: Lessons from Australia By Neil Selwyn and Clare Southerton, Monash University Read here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/academics-and-the-uk-social-media-ban-lessons-from-australia

📝 NEW BLOG POST From loss to learning: What national tragedies ask of the curriculum By Wonyong Park, University of Southampton Nigel Fancourt, Department of Education, University of Oxford Read here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/from-loss-to-learning-what-national-tragedies-ask-of-the-curriculum

We're delighted to have Edward Elgar Publishing as an exhibitor for #BERA2026 🌟 The BERA Annual Conference 2026 is returning to the University of Manchester on 8–10 September! https://www.bera.ac.uk/conference/bera-conference-2026

📣 Stay Connected with the new BERA App! We're delighted to announce the launch of the new BERA app, which is a one-stop destination for events, publications, news, and member networking. 🌟 Download the app here: https://beraapp.app.link/aenf7N3i3Zb

📝 NEW BLOG POST The moment we may be missing: How AI is quietly reshaping childhood Alexander Gardner-McTaggart, University of Nottingham, Ningbo Carmen Blyth, Independent Researcher Read here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/the-moment-we-may-be-missing-how-ai-is-quietly-reshaping-childhood

📝 NEW BLOG POST Knowledge is never neutral: Hegelian reflections on contemporary education By Jamie Franco Cipriani, The Royal Agricultural University Read here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/knowledge-is-never-neutral-hegelian-reflections-on-contemporary-education

A big thank you to our BERA Council members for joining us in Windsor for very hot council away days! ☀️

📝 NEW BLOG POST Postgraduate learning experiences: Exploring identities, transitions and capital through case studies of international higher education students in England By Emma Towers, Mili, Xiaojing (Chelsey) Chen, Meg Maguire, Clare Coburn Read here: https://bit.ly/3Qm0PGO

📝 NEW BLOG POST Why are White free school meal eligible pupils most likely to miss school? By Sanjeev Chaddha, Bath Spa University Read here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/why-are-white-free-school-meal-eligible-pupils-most-likely-to-miss-school

📝 NEW BLOG POST The evidence gap on neurodivergent leadership in higher education By Imran Mir, Apex College London Read here: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/the-evidence-gap-on-neurodivergent-leadership-in-higher-education

📣 Call for Convenor: Creativities in Education SIG This SIG offers a space to discuss and interact on matters of interest pertinent to creativity in education. Find out more: https://www.bera.ac.uk/opportunity/call-for-convenor-creativities-in-education-sig