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‘I know kung fu’: Rethinking education in the metaverse

If you know kung fu, how do you know it? In the 1999 film The Matrix, the protagonist Neo has martial arts instantly uploaded into his brain. ‘I know kung fu’, he states, definitively, before...

New GCSEs in Wales for a more equal society

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The challenges young people will need to overcome in the future transcend their employability qualities. They need to understand what knowledge and skills are valuable in the world, how these are...

Curriculum work and hermeneutics: A new paradigm for contemporary education?

Teachers’ curriculum work can be a controversial topic (see for example Priestley, 2011). It is a high-level concern for politicians, public commentators, parents and professional groups, and...

‘So I suppose they think I’m a failure’: How schools (unwittingly) marginalise white working-class families

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This blog post relates to a qualitative research project focused on the engagement and achievement of white working-class students carried out in three comprehensive secondary schools in an inner...

Informal education, school bullying and ‘public executions’: Young people’s experiences of the hierarchical nature of relationships in school

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The reference to ‘public executions’ in the title of this blog post is a quote from a research participant who was describing his experience of what happens when someone is caught bullying in...

ºÚÁÏÍø911 Bites, issue 9: What are we educating for?

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This ºÚÁÏÍø911 Bites collection started out as a seminar series in which policymakers, educational practitioners and researchers came together to discuss what we are educating for across the English...

Spring 2024

Research Intelligence issue 158: Unheard voices: Language education outside the mainstream

ºÚÁÏÍø911 Publishes 2023 Annual Report

2023 was a blockbuster year for ºÚÁÏÍø911, and there was much to celebrate. We are pleased to publish our annual report for 2023, offering a comprehensive overview of our organisation's achievements in...

Opportunity to help address the challenging histories of UK education’s past

ºÚÁÏÍø911 is supporting the British Psychological Society (BPS) in creating a pilot teaching resource for secondary school students on the history of IQ testing in the UK education system. The resource...

Expert Panel on Educational Research Funding

Expert Panel Report "Making the most of education research: The ecosystem and the common good" is the report of the expert panel and delivers its findings. The report examines how to strengthen...

British Educational Research Journal: Call for special issues (2024)

This opportunity is now closed. The incoming editors of the British Educational Research Journal (BERJ) intend to publish a number of special issues during their tenure, which commences in...

Breaking the cycle: The mediating effects of reading, mathematical and ICT literacy skills on financial success in youth

Financial literacy is crucial for young people as they encounter financial choices that can shape their futures. Decisions like investing in a college education, making purchases, or even buying a...