Beyond vocabulary and grammar: Importance of considering ‘affective factors’ in teaching Arabic speaking skills

Curriculum: Theory, policy and practice

This blog post provides a summary of a study that explored several ‘affective factors’ that influence students’ acquisition of Arabic speaking skills (Bohra, 2020). Drawing upon Krashen’s...

How (post)digital are schools?

Education in a digital age: BERA Small Grants Fund research reports

The use of digital media and technologies in schools increased gradually and then suddenly when the Covid-19 pandemic forced us all online. A growing body of research has emerged in the last...

What is a tutorial? Exposing the hidden curriculum of higher education

When undergraduate students start their university course their timetable probably shows a selection of lectures, seminars and tutorials, and perhaps other sessions such as workshops and...

How can we simultaneously tackle the educational objectives of employability and social justice?

Employability has become a key metric for higher education institutions (HEIs) in the 21st century. For example, the Office for Students (OfS), the regulator of higher education provision in...

BERA Bites, issue 10: Employability education – learning from the present: A cross-sector view

BERA Bites

In an era characterised by rapid technological advancements, globalisation and shifting labour market dynamics, the concept of employability has emerged as a central concern in education. As...

Building a secure future: The role of secondary education in cyber security preparedness

In today's digital world, cyber security, that is ‘how individuals and organisations reduce the risk of cyber attack’ (National Cyber Security Centre, 2024), has become a paramount concern....

Editorial: Education and the climate crisis: A curriculum for sustainability – A BERA Blog special issue from the British Curriculum Forum

Over recent years, the climate crisis has become an accepted scientific fact, and around the world, children and young people have become some of the most vociferous activists for a more...

From loss to action through climate change education and advocacy

Imagine someone who has lost the physical existence of the place where he was born and brought up. As a child, he used to roam around freely in the fields and neighbourhoods of his birthplace, a...

Into sustainability education

In order to better prepare children and young people for a future which is significantly altered by changes in global climate systems, sustainability education needs to be enhanced (Rushton et...

Education and the climate crisis: A curriculum for sustainability

A BERA Blog special issue from the British Curriculum Forum

The double dividend of sustainable school food

Sustainability means different things to different people, depending on where they live and what they do, so context is king. In our work on sustainable foodscapes, we use the idea of a ‘double...

Practice, pedagogy and education as a discipline: Getting beyond close-to-practice research

The British Educational Research Association has promulgated ‘close-to-practice research’ that ‘focuses on issues defined by practitioners as relevant to their practice, and involves...