What if planning education research started with the people, not the method? Drawing on two recent research studies in medical education, I argue that when we choose methods that genuinely ...

On 13 June 2025, the High Court dismissed a legal challenge to the UK government’s decision to apply Value Added Tax (VAT) to private school fees. On 27 February 2026, the Court of Appeal ...

Dr Ruth Wareham is a teaching fellow in philosophy at the University of Birmingham. A moral and political philosopher, her research focuses on the philosophy of education, particularly ...

Dyslexia diagnoses can provide a vital explanation for pupils’ learning struggles and open opportunities for support. However, when misunderstood, they may reinforce a deficit perspective ...

Sesan Olawale currently serves as a lecturer at the University of Benin, Nigeria, and is an Inclusive Education Practitioner with Renfrewshire Council. His professional journey spans both ...

Why transitions matter Transitions are some of the most defining moments in a young person’s life. Moving from primary to secondary school, progressing into higher education and ...

Understanding ethnicity within the early years workforce requires more than demographic data analysis and structural inequalities documentation. It requires deep listening to the lived realities and ...

When doctoral researchers describe a widening participation programme as a ‘safe space’, reflecting that they might never have pursued a doctorate without it, it invites closer examination of how that ...

The Inclusive Education SIG provides a forum for critical discussion about all aspects of Inclusive education. Our concerns are with the substantive, methodological and ethical aspects of research ...

All things higher education research, policy, and practice. The transition from elite to mass higher education systems is a significant global development that forms the broader context for ...