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2026 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Educational Research Book of the Year

Closes 22 Jul 2026

This award celebrates the publication of educational research and is awarded to a scholarly book on education deemed to be high quality, engaging and innovative.

Guest editing opportunity for Research Intelligence, issue 170

This opportunity is closed. ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Committee is seeking an individual or team (of up to three people) to guest edit issue 170 of Research Intelligence on the theme of...

How can we best make use of free school meals as an imperfect measure of disadvantage? Using data in the English National Pupil Database

Free school meals as a measure of disadvantage Whether a child is recorded as receiving free school meals (FSM) is an influential indicator of disadvantage in England. Our previous blog...

What does the proposed social media ban mean for student voice in educational assessment?

The UK government’s proposal to follow Australia and restrict social media access for under-16s has reignited debates about young people’s wellbeing, online safety and mental health. Much of...

Worth the wait? Sustainable leadership and SEND reform

The English education system is at a point of national transformation, the likes of which have not been seen for over a decade. With February’s long-awaited publication of the Schools White...

Academics and the UK social media ban: Lessons from Australia

Looking on from the other side of the world, the UK’s proposed social media ban already seems to be progressing along very familiar lines. As education researchers now dealing with the aftermath...

Why are White free school meal eligible pupils most likely to miss school?

School absence is now a major policy concern in England. Yet beneath the headlines lies a pattern that receives little attention: Free school meal (FSM)-eligible White pupils are the most...

Editorial: The right to education for forcibly displaced people: Exploring ideas on participation, connectedness and technology

This ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Blog Special Issue responds to a critical moment in the world’s history marked by a series of interconnected and overlapping global crises. The hallmarks of this are armed conflicts on...

Right, what are we doing to help the children?

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SIG Meet & Discuss: Educational Research and Educational Policy-Making

We warmly invite you to join an informal meeting with the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Educational Research and Educational Policymaking SIG. This will be a friendly and informal space to plan future events ahead of the...

Access to higher education in Wales: Navigating a changing regulatory space

The Access to Higher Education (AHE) Diploma in Wales has long been recognised as a cornerstone of social mobility and widening participation. As Broadhead et al. (2019) argue, the AHE Diploma...

Freedom of religion and belief in education in the Supreme Court

After nearly a century, children’s and parents’ freedom of belief in education finally came before the highest UK court in a significant case about religious education (RE) in Northern Ireland...