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🌟 MOST READ BERA BLOG POSTS 2025 #blogmas 📝🎄 5th most read blog post: Reflecting on education policy from across the UK By Meg Maguire and @EmmaMTowers @KingsECS Read here: bera.ac.uk/blog/reflectin…

This Human Rights Day, we follow an MA International Child Rights and Development student's journey through youth advocacy, from a Master's at King's, to being nominated to visit Lviv, the current European Youth Capital. kcl.ac.uk/human-rights-d…

How can education systems be transformed to effectively inform future generations about social and climate crises? Dr Sophie Perry presents at the next @crestem_kcl seminar to explore this question. 🗓️3 Dec, 14:30 📍FWB 4.63/Online 🔗 Register: bit.ly/3XuSLn4

Join for the launch of 'Harold Rosen and English in Education and the Language Arts' by Dr Simon Gibbons. The new book explores the influence of Rosen on the teaching of English. 📆 15 January, 6pm 📍River Room, Strand Campus / Online 🎟️Register: bit.ly/4pyz4GE

🗨️ Recent research in ECS looks to destigmatise the bilingual upbringing of children with DS. 🗣️Parents commented on the concerns around support available, and that negative attitudes predominantly exist outside the household. Read the full report here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/14…

From learning for unsustainability to unlearning for sustainability? How does the feeling of 'stuckness' effect teachers teaching the climate crisis? Join us for the next online RE-SET seminar. 🗓️ 2 December, 5:30pm-6.45pm Register for the link here: tickettailor.com/events/schoolo…

What opportunities are there within computer-based assessments to understand test-taker's strategies? 🖥️ 🖱️ Join us for a seminar with Dr Qiwie He who will explore this question. 🗓️26 Nov, 1-2pm 📍FWB 5.132 Want to join online? Find details here: kcl.ac.uk/events/identif…

Last week, our Young Lives Young Futures team presented their research at the House of Lords. They found that students who seek post-16 non-university routes are being neglected, signaling a need for urgent reform. 🔗See a summary of their findings here: ylyf.co.uk/latestpublicat…

📢 Did you know that you can stream the Magna Charta Universitatum 2020? The flagship event concerning academic freedom and university values can be streamed on YouTube, starting from today until Thursday. @MagnaChartaObs 📺Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=be_h_c…

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Meet the team working to address child marriage in crisis 🫂 Join us for a webinar where researchers will discuss their plans to optimise the work community-rooted and feminist groups across sub-Saharan Africa. 🗓️5 Nov, 9am GMT, 12pm EAT 📍Sign up: tickettailor.com/events/schoolo…

Exploring the lives of blind scientists of the past and present 🧪 🔢 Dr Michele Mele presents the next CRESTEM seminar, exploring the achievements of scientists with low/no sight. 📍 WBW G/8 and online 📅 12 November, 2.30-3.30pm 🔗 Link to register: tickettailor.com/events/schoolo…

Want to learn more about Colourism and Racism in Schools?🎒👥 Attend the first seminar in a new series exploring how skin shade and racialisation shape experiences in schools. 📅 Tuesday 11 November, 12.30pm-1.30pm 📍 Online 🎟️ Register here: tickettailor.com/events/schoolo…

'Universities have more leverage than they think.' Prof Liviu Matei, Head of ECS, comments on the latest provision by the Trump administration on universities in the US, and warns of threats to academic freedom. Read the full article here: universityworldnews.com/post.php?story… @KingsSSPP

⚛️The CRESTEM seminars kick off again this week with a presentation from Anna T. Danielsson on the role of physics in creating resonant experiences for young students. 🗓️ 15 October, 2.30-3.30pm 📍 WBW G/8 or online 🎟️ Register for the seminar here: tickettailor.com/events/schoolo…

"I can treat asthma, but not the damp and mould that caused it." Listen back to Episode 1 of @DrGuddiSingh's new BBC Radio 4 show, Three Ages of Child, where she uncovers the systemic issues causing the rise in poor health in children across the UK. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Dr Clyde Ancarno's multilingual teaching toolkit, which won the 2024 @KingsSSPP Impact Award, was piloted with trainee teachers in The Gambia. The toolkit bridges the gap between children's native tongues and The Gambia's English-only schooling system. 🔗bit.ly/41XPvTH

💡 🗣️ Join the @Georgetown University and @KingsCollegeLon virtual symposium series starting this Friday! Advancing Process Data Analysis in Large-Scale Assessments 📅 12 September, 15:00 BST 📍 Online Register now ⬇️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

In emergencies people classed as 'vulnerable' often receive different information and advice. @poppyellislogan at @KingsECS found that this approach is flawed and counterproductive. This led to a change of approach by health agencies - watch how ⬇️