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The recruitment and retention of teachers of colour in Wales. An ongoing conundrum?

The Curriculum Journal, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 118-137, March 2023., 2023
Abstract There are a disproportionate number of teachers of colour (ToC) in Wales in comparison to pupils of colour. Teachers are less ethnically diverse than the pupils they are teaching with only 1.3% of teachers categorising themselves as being from a non‐White background.
Susan Davis, Chantelle Haughton, Sammy Chapman, Rom Okeke, Aylwin Yafele, Kin Yu, Martin Smith   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does school matter for children's cognitive and non‐cognitive learning? Findings from a natural experiment in Pakistan and India

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper reports on the findings of a natural experiment based on a sample of 1123 children aged 4–8 from the provinces of Punjab in Pakistan, and Gujarat in India. It looks at the impact of attendance (or not) in early schooling on the cognitive and social–emotional development of young children.
Nadia Siddiqui, Stephen Gorard, Smruti Bulsari, Beng See, Pauline Dixon, Saba Saeed, Hamza Safaraz, Kiran Pandya   +7 more
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Finding ‘pockets of possibility’ for anti‐racism in a curriculum for student teachers: From absence to action

The Curriculum Journal, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 22-42, March 2023., 2023
Abstract Many institutions have found the strength to name racism and seek space for curriculum and other systemic changes. We argue this is happening against a backdrop of curriculum, regulatory and policy changes in education, and particularly initial teacher education and training (ITE/T), which are de‐racialised.
Heather Smith, Vini Lander
wiley   +1 more source

From silence to academic engagement: How refugee children with disabilities access learning through inclusive ‘artful’ schools in Canada

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Many newcomer children spend a ‘silent year’ in elementary school classrooms while they adjust to a new culture and language. This often delays inclusion in learning and forming friendships with peers. For refugee children with disabilities (RCDs) this phase may last for 3 years or more, impacting their mental health and sense of belonging ...
Susan Barber
wiley   +1 more source

Making spaces for collaborative action and learning: Reflections on teacher‐led decolonising initiatives from a professional learning network in England

The Curriculum Journal, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 100-117, March 2023., 2023
Abstract This article draws on the experiences of teachers and teacher educators within the “Bristol Decolonising Network”, an informal professional learning network based in South West England, to share examples of teacher‐led decolonising/antiracist initiatives. The seven vignettes presented cover a range of subject areas across the English Secondary
Terra Glowach, Rafael Mitchell, Tryphosa Bennett, Lydia Donaldson, Jo Jefferson, Lisa Panford, Amy Saleh, Kate Smee, Bathsheba Wells‐Dion, Evie Hemmings   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

“I get by with a little help from my friends”: The importance of peer‐led emotion work during the primary to secondary school transition

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract School children experience a range of normative transitions throughout their compulsory education, with the transition from primary to secondary school seen as the most intensive and challenging. While this transition is well researched, the focus of such work has been labelled disparate and lacking in terms of its focus on the pupils ...
Peter Wood, Dave Putwain, Pedro Freitas Fernandes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ability grouping in primary physical education in England: Moving beyond binary discourses and practices

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study recognised that there is currently limited understanding of the extent and nature of ability grouping practices in subject areas other than mathematics and English in primary schools. Using survey methods, this research sought to generate data of sufficient scale to extend understanding of the use of ability grouping practices in ...
Shaun D. Wilkinson, Dawn Penney
wiley   +1 more source

Engineering habits of mind in preschool children at Scottish forest nurseries and Australian bush kinders

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Nature‐based learning environments for early childhood are expanding, as is research into their affordances and pedagogies. Engineering in these environments is not well studied. Previous work considered engineering experiences through the lens of ‘designerly play’, finding that natural materials, the space for larger creations and ...
Rebecca Donnelly, Chris Speldewinde, Helen Bridle   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Novice teachers' classroom behaviour management: Situations, responses and impact on student behaviour

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Classroom behaviour management is a persistent and often overwhelming challenge for novice teachers; they face frequent disruptive behaviours that they struggle to resolve effectively, which harms both the teaching process and classroom climate.
Jirina Karasova, Jan Nehyba
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the challenge of developing pedagogical reasoning in initial teacher education: Theorising as practice‐focused research

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In this paper, we theorise our practice as teacher educators to understand a practice issue: the challenge our students had in developing pedagogical reasoning. The article discusses the findings of the theorising process to explore how pedagogical reasoning is developed and why it is challenging.
David Morrison‐Love, Fiona Patrick
wiley   +1 more source