In this blog post I explain the struggle to have one word – cynefin – accepted into the Curriculum for Wales. I was lucky enough to be involved in writing the new curriculum and, as a ...

The Curriculum for Wales defines cynefin as ‘the place where we belong, where the people and landscape around us are familiar, and the sights and sounds are reassuringly recognisable’.

Wales is a small country that is distinctive in its landscape, culture and language. This gives the notion of place a particular resonance in Wales and reinforces the significance of ...

In Turkey, mathematics and science questions make up the bulk of national standardised examinations at the end of lower and upper secondary education, and teaching practices are largely ...

Dr Carmel Conn is Associate Professor in Inclusive Pedagogy at the University of South Wales and has led the pan-Wales Equity and Inclusion Collaborative Research Network since 2020. Her ...

Zara Parveen is a primary school teacher from South Wales, dedicated to providing a nurturing and caring learning environment where every child matters. She previously worked in the ...

Dr Rhiannon Packer is a senior lecturer in Additional Learning Needs (ALN) at Cardiff Metropolitan University. She is the Programme Director for the National MA in Education and ALN pathway ...

Wales is in a time of unprecedented curriculum reform. In September 2022 Wales started the roll-out of their reformed Curriculum for Wales (CfW). This purpose-led curriculum is designed to ...

Delyse Clayden is a PhD candidate with a bachelor's degree in early childhood studies and a master's degree in special education. A mother of three neurodiverse children, Delyse is a ...

This year marks an important milestone for the educational research community in the UK, as the BERA Conference reaches its 50th iteration. Since the very first BERA Conference in April 1974 ...

In her final annual report as Chief Inspector of Ofsted, England’s schools and children’s services inspectorate, Amanda Spielman, opines that the Covid-19 pandemic has ‘fractured’ ...

Inspiration for the research A large body of research has been inspired by a line on page 14 of the Teachers’ Standards in England, which requires teachers not to ‘undermin[e] ...