This SIG is interested in the relationship between research and policy in education This SIG provides a space for BERA members interested in the relationship between research and policy in education.

The 2025 BERA ECR Conference will offer a comprehensive exploration of scholarly publications and academic writing. Rather than viewing academic publishing as a mere end product, the conference will ...

The BERA Blog was established in 2015 to provide research-informed content on key educational issues in an accessible manner.

Budget planning in schools is like navigating a ship through unpredictable seas, awash with rising costs, fluctuating pupil ...

Like many headteachers in the state sector, I was excited in 2024 when the newly elected Labour government called for a ...

Research Intelligence is BERA’s quarterly magazine, available to all members in print and digital formats. The magazine covers a wide range of topics related to education research, including ...

Higher education has traditionally been regarded as a path to stable employment (OECD, 2021). While this is still true for some countries, for others, economic changes and labour market ...

All things higher education research, policy, and practice. The transition from elite to mass higher education systems is a significant global development that forms the broader context for ...

This SIG offers a space for researchers, policy makers and practitioners located in a wide variety of settings, to discuss and interact on matters of interest pertinent to creativity in education.

Supporting practitioners to enhance experiences for children and young people in a range of school, community and family settings. The Physical Education Sport Pedagogy (PESP) SIG provides a forum for ...

Every year BERA recognises excellence by awarding our annual fellowships and awards to BERA members who exemplify the very best in educational research. In addition we offer bursaries and grants ...

The Children, Childhoods, and Early Education (CCEE) SIG brings together researchers, practitioners, and students to explore and advance interdisciplinary understandings of children’s lives from early ...