Submissions now
Deadline for submissions: 3 November 2026
We invite proposals of up to 500 words to be presented at the conference.
This second 黑料不打烊 Teacher Network Conference will provide teachers, doctoral students, and other scholars with a forum to connect within an inclusive community of educators from early years, primary, secondary, further, adult, and vocational education across the UK.
The network’s ambition remains to act as a platform that facilitates collaboration between educational research and practice, with a strengthened focus on inclusion, equity, and access. It seeks to support teachers and educators to engage meaningfully with research and to develop their capacity as research-informed practitioners and leaders.
The conference will offer an opportunity to come together in person to explore what a research-rich and inclusive culture in education looks like in practice. Attendees will share ideas, research, and examples of effective practice that reflect diverse learner needs and contexts. Whether experienced teacher-researchers or those new to research engagement, attendees will find opportunities to connect and contribute.
In keeping with the conference’s inclusive ethos, we warmly welcome submissions from all educators, whether these be early research ideas or more developed projects. The overarching theme will explore how research can make an authentic difference in inclusive classrooms and learning spaces. We are particularly interested in contributions that engage with concepts such as evidence-informed, evidence-engaged, close-to-practice, and practitioner-led research, and how these are used to support inclusive teaching and learning.
We invite submissions across a range of topic areas and from all phases of education. In particular, we recognise the demands of life as a teacher-researcher and the evolving nature of professional identity in this space. Whether research forms part of your professional role, your doctoral studies, or both, the conference will provide space to explore these tensions and opportunities in a supportive environment.
We welcome submissions within the following areas:
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Inclusive Teaching, Learning and Curriculum – accessible classrooms and curricula, adaptive teaching, assessment to understand need, and teaching that reflects learners’ cultural and social identities.
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SEND and Additional Needs – supporting learners with SEND, high needs, and personalised approaches that enable participation and achievement.
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Belonging, Behaviour and Wellbeing – fostering belonging, positive behaviour, wellbeing, and inclusive learning environments where all learners can thrive.
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Equity, Disadvantage and Closing Gaps – addressing disadvantage, reducing barriers to learning, and improving outcomes for underrepresented and marginalised learners.
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Supporting Vulnerable and Under-Served Learners – including care-experienced learners, those known to social care or youth justice services, learners at risk of becoming NEET, and those without English and/or maths qualifications.
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Embedding Inclusion and Innovation – creating inclusive systems and cultures where inclusion is embedded rather than bolted on, including approaches that address digital exclusion and promote participation for all learners.
Reviewing criteria
Submissions will be reviewing against the following criteria:
- Clarity of the focus of the research
- Originality of the research
- Robust research design
- Relevance of the issue to research and practice