Vignette: The unexpected It was near the end of the workshop, and the materials table – once a neat arrangement of brushes, papers and pigments – had become a glorious mess. Most of ...

Ruksana Beigi is a senior lecturer in Early Childhood Studies at the University of East London, where she teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the Department of ...

Artwork created by Young People in alternative provision ‘I’m a genius, who’s taking a photo?’ (Kinsella et al., 2019) ‘We do stupida stuff here’ (Johnston, 2020) These ...

Dr Craig Johnston is a committee member of the Alternative Provision Research Network, a network of scholars and practitioners working in AP who are committed to social justice for children ...

As two of the editors of the BERA Blog, we have curated this series of 10 posts to celebrate one decade of the BERA Blog. As we mark this milestone, we recognise the importance of spaces such ...

Deb Gajic is a chartered psychologist, an associate fellow of the British Psychological Society, and now an independent educational consultant, having retired from full-time classroom ...

Psychology is the second-most popular UK A-level subject (OFQUAL, 2025), the third-most popular UK degree subject, and is becoming increasingly taught in schools in many European countries, ...

There are growing concerns about young men’s mental health (see Aarons, 2025) and its impact on individuals and society (see Over et al., 2025a), with poor mental health being a potential ...

John Dillon oversees how the PSHE Association communicates and engages with a varied audience, from teachers and schools to the media and policymakers, including helping to make the case ...

Audrey Bryan (PhD) is a professor of sociology in the School of Human Development at Dublin City University’s Institute of Education. She is a research collaborator on Classrooms for ...

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., ...

Khasiba has worked in higher education for seven years, with a particular focus over the past three years on supporting disabled students. Currently working as a Disability and Inclusion ...