In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, attention has focused on young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or behavioural challenges (see for example the ...
Introduction As a teacher with more than 20 years’ experience across mainstream and alternative provisions, I now lead Primary Literacy at New Barn School in Horsham, England, which ...
This BERA Blog special issue responds to increasing concerns around school exclusions that have risen to almost 1 million in England and a government announcement in 2024 to phase out ...
Youth work as relational practice Youth work is a relational practice (NYA, 2025). The relationship between a youth worker and the young people they engage with is not incidental – it ...
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Progressive early years curricula and educational equity: Lessons from the Welsh Foundation Phase
What happens when a nationally mandated, play-based early years curriculum meets the realities of schools in socioeconomically disadvantaged communities? The Welsh Foundation Phase (FP) offers ...
Introduction Off-the-job training (OTJ) has long been central to apprenticeships, combining hands-on work with structured, theory-based learning to build a skilled, adaptable ...
Introduction Mentorship is a key driver of entrepreneurial success, particularly in apprenticeship systems that turn potential into business competence. Globally, models such as Germany’s ...
Phil Brunton is a teacher with more than 20 years’ experience across mainstream and alternative provisions. After training as a secondary Geography teacher at Southampton University in 2003, ...
Kevin Jones is the Head of Workforce Development and Training for the National Youth Agency. A professionally qualified youth worker, he has more than 30 years’ experience throughout the ...
Dr Shaalan Farouk is a senior lecturer in psychology at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD). Before taking up his current position, Shaalan taught at University College London (UCL), ...
Simon Edwards is a senior lecturer in the School of Education, Languages and Linguistics at the University of Portsmouth. Starting as a baker, Simon later qualified as a local ...
Dr Nikki Jones recently completed her doctoral research at Cardiff University, where she investigated the impact and enactment of the Welsh Foundation Phase with a particular focus on ...
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