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 Claire Kinsella 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 ...

Lyndsey Hayes is a chartered psychologist, Fellow of the British Psychological Society (BPS), and a psychology teacher at Westminster Tutors Independent Sixth Form College, London. As well ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dr Eve Mayes (she/her) is a senior research fellow (Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award) in the School of Education, Deakin University, Australia, living ...

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., ...

Dani Villafaña (she/her) is a gender-justice campaigner, community organiser and victim-survivor advocate, living and working on unceded Gadigal Country. She is a co-founder of Youth ...