Exhibition and Sponsorship Opportunities

BERA Association House, South Park Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 6SH
Tel: 01625 504062.
Email: admin@bera.ac.uk
Website: www.bera.ac.uk
BERA has over 2000 members drawn from anincreasingly varied and widening church of those engaged in aspects of educational research. The association’s work is equally broad -over 30 Special Interest Groups, the annual conference, two major publications (the British Educational Research Journal and Research Intelligence) and much more.

The British Psychological Society 48 Princess Road East, Leicester, LE1 7DR
Tel: 0116 252 9504.
Email: enquiries@bps.org.uk
Website: www.bps.org.uk
The British Psychological Society is the representative body for psychology and psychologists in the UK. The Society has national responsibility for the development, promotion and application of psychology for the public good, and promotes the efficiency and usefulness ofits members by maintaining a high standard of professional education and knowledge.

Cambridge Assessment 1 Regent Street, Cambridge, CB2 1GG
Tel: 01223 552758.
Email: ResearchProgrammes@cambridgeassessment.org.uk
Website: www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk
Cambridge Assessment plays aleading rolein researching, developing and delivering educational assessment to eight million learners in over 150 countries every year. Cambridge Assessmentis a department of the University of Cambridge and a not-for-profit organisation. Established in 1858, we aim to promote educational excellence and high quality learning through the use of assessment. Although there have been many changes to the education system over the years, the sense of mission that sparked the creation of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (the original name of Cambridge Assessment) remains at the heart of everything we do today.

Cerukplus The Mere, Upton Park, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 2DQ
Tel: 01753 637283.
Email: cerukplus@nfer.ac.uk
Website: www.ceruk.ac.uk
CERUKplusis the only free database of current education and children’s services research projects in the UK. With CERUKplus you can: ·use keywords to search for research ·sign up for e-alerts in up to five areas of interest ·keep up to date with current research ·find research partners and 'critical friends'.

CfBT Education Trust 60 Queens Road, Reading, RG1 4BS
Tel: 0118 902 1841.
Email: enquiries@cfbt.com
Website: www.cfbt.com
Welcome to CfBT Education Trust CfBT Education Trust is a top 50 UK charity providing education services in the UK and internationally. Established 40 years ago, CfBT has an annual turnover exceeding £100 million and employs 2,300 staff worldwide who teach, research, support school improvement, and provide advice through educational consultancy services.

Continuum The Tower Building, 11 York Road, London, SE1 7NX
Tel: 0207 922 0880.
Email: info@continuumbooks.com
Website: www.continuumbooks.com
The Continuum International Publishing Group is a well established publisher of Education books, with its headquarters in London and offices in New York. The education list covers every aspect of the sector, including: practical teaching guides, textbooks, research based scholarship, school leadership and professional development, as well as innovative approaches to teaching and learning.

Department for Children, Schools and Families 2nd Floor, Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3BT.
Tel: 0207 925 5345
Email: info@dcsf.gsi.gov.uk
Website: www.dscf.gov.uk
This stand includes a range of schools research and statistical publications published by the Department for Children Schools and Families since the 2008 BERA conference. There is also the opportunity to come and meet members of the Schools Research team who will be happy to discuss aspects of their work.

Emerald Group Publishing Howard House, Wagon Lane, Bingley, BD16 1WA.
Tel: 01274 777700
Email: emerald@emeraldinsight.com
Website: www.emaraldinsight.com
Covering over 50 years worth of research in education, Emerald’s education books and journals provide an international multi-disciplinary focus on research and practice in areas such as educational management and administration, educational technologies, multicultural education and comparative education.

Institute of Education Institute of Education, University of London, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL. Tel: 020 7911 5383
Email: IOEPublications@ioe.ac.uk
Website: www.ioe.ac.uk/publications
IOE Publications publishes a wide range of peer-reviewed academic titles in the area of education and social research, for academics, practitioners and educational managers. Recent popular titles include Book Bands for Guided Reading and Development Education: Debates and Dialogues. For more information, please check out our catalogue in the delegate packs, come to our stand at BERA, or visit our website.

The IOE is a world class centre for research and consultancy in education and related areas of social science. According to the Research Assessment Exercise (2008), the IOE has more 4* researchers than the rest of the top 10 education institutions combined.

Joseph Rowntree Foundation The Homestead, 40 Water End,York,YO30 6WP.
Tel: 01904 629241.
Email: info@jrf.org.uk
Website: www.jrf.org.uk
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation seeks to understand the root causes of social problems, to identify ways of overcoming them, and to show how social needs can be met in practice. Our ‘Education and poverty’ programme examines the link between poverty and children’s education, and currently focuses on aspirations.

NFER The Mere, Upton Park, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 2DQ
Tel: 01753 574123.
Email: enquiries@nfer.ac.uk
Website: www.nfer.ac.uk

The National Foundation for Educational Research equips decision makers, managers and practitioners with the most innovative thinking, practical research and responsive assessment programmes to underpin the drive towards excellence in education and lifelong learning. Providing high quality, evidence-based research NFER is a one-stop-shop for anyone interested in education and educational research.

National Union of Teachers Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London, WC1H 9BD.
Tel: 020 7388 6191.
Email: north.west@nut.org.uk
Website: www.teachers.org.uk
The NUT’s policies are fundamentally evidence-informed. No other teachers’ organisation has invested so much in externally commissioned and internal research. The research has led to significant government reforms, including in SEN, school self-evaluation, the curriculum and pupil behaviour. Our professional development programme is supported by an NUT-funded EPPI review.

Open University Press McGraw-Hill House, Shoppenhangers Road, Maidenhead, SL6 2QL
Tel: 01628 502179
Email: enquiries@openup.co.uk
Website: www.openup.co.uk
Open University Press is part of the McGraw-Hill companies who are committed to the policy of publishing the best possible resources for academics, students and professionals. We are pleased to present new and bestselling books from our Education catalogue at BERA. Visit www.openup.co.uk/education to see our current bestsellers and full range of Education titles.

Oxford University Press Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, OX2 6DP
Tel: 01865 353032
Email: bookshop.uk@oup.com
Website: www.oup.co.uk
Oxford University Press publishes a wide range of reference books for teachers, students, and professionals. We publish over 100 subject dictionaries ranging from Education and Psychology to Biology and Geography – plus essential language reference such as the world-famous Oxford English Dictionaries range and Deborah Cameron's The Teacher’s Guide to Grammar.

Palgrave Macmillan Palgrave Macmillan, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 6XS
Tel: 1256 329242
Email: bookenquiries@palgrave.com
Website: www.palgrave.com
Palgrave Macmillan is a global academic publisher, serving learning and scholarship in higher education and the professional world. We publish textbooks, journals, monographs, professional and reference works in print and online.

In the field of education, we publish cutting-edge discourse that engages in the interrelated issues of gender, race, sexuality, ethnicity, social context, and leadership building from early childhood development through to higher education. Our books focus on the intersection of education policy, issues of diversity and equity, media and communication studies on an international and comparative scale.

For more information visit www.palgrave.com/education.

Pearson Education Pearson Education, Edinburgh Gate, Harlow, Essex, CM20 2JE
Tel: 01279 623623
Website: www.pearsoned.co.uk/education
Pearson Education is the world’s leading education company. Our textbooks, multimedia learning tools and testing programmes help to educate more than 100 million people worldwide.

We publish a range of texts within the field of Education, to aid both students studying for a career in teaching and related professions, and academics in support of their continued professional development in Education. Many of our texts are supported by innovative resources for students and lecturers, available online or on CD.

For furtherinformation on our Education texts visit: www. pearsoned.co.uk/education Why not sign up to Chalk Talk our Education e-newsletter: www.pearson-books.com/ChalkTalk

Queen’s University Belfast – Centre for Effective Education 69 – 71 University Street, Belfast, BT7 1HL Tel: 028 9097 5051
Email: cee@qub.ac.uk
Website: www.qub.ac.uk/cee
The Centre for Effective Education at Queen’s University Belfast is an applied and interdisciplinary research centre aiming to improving outcomes for children and young people by ensuring that the design, delivery and evaluation of educational programmes and interventions are informed by the best available evidence. For further details see our website.

Routledge 2 & 4 Park square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN
Tel: 020 7017 6000
Website: www.routledge.com
Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group -an Informa business.

Routledge is a distinguished international publisher of over 600 journals and 1,000 new books each year with a back list of over 7,000 book titles in print. Part of the academic division of Informa plc, the impressive Routledge portfolio covers many different subjects within social sciences and humanities and is at the forefront of academic publishing in these fields.

Routledge has grown rapidly over the last two decades to become a leading international publisher of books and journals. With the acquisition of Fulton Publishers and Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, you can now find in one place an unrivalled collection of high-quality textbooks, practical books for the education professional, and international cutting-edge research and scholarly books.

For information on the Routledge products and services please visit: www.routledge.com/education or www. informaworld.co.uk

SAGE Publications 1 Olivers Yard, 55 City Road, London, EC1Y 1SP
Tel: 020 7324 8500
Email: marianne.lagrange@sagepub.co.uk
Website: www.sagepub.co.uk

SAGE is a leading international publisher of journals, books, and electronic media for academic, educational, and professional markets. Since 1965, SAGE has helped inform and educate a global community of scholars, practitioners, researchers, and students spanning a wide range of subject areas including business, humanities, social sciences, and science, technology and medicine. An independent company, SAGE has principal offices in Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, and Singapore. Please visit our stand and take advantage of our 20% discount on all titles. For more information on our products and services please visit our website

Teacher Training Resource Bank Faculty of Education, Canterbury Christ Church University, North Holmes Campus, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1QU
Tel: 01227 782363
Email: ttrb@canterbury.ac.uk
Website: www.ttrb.ac.uk
Whilst the TTRB was originally intended as a resource for teacher education when first envisaged in 2003, it has since evolved to become a key reference source for all those concerned with the evidence underpinning all aspects of education with 30% percent of its registered users being experienced, classroom teachers.

Trentham Books Westview House, 734 London Road, Oakhill, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 5NP
Tel: 01782 745567
Email: tb@trentham-books.co.uk
Web: www.trentham-books.co.uk
Trentham Books is an independent publisher on the leading edge of education. Committed to equity, justice and social inclusion, our books and journals are authoritative, incisive, readable and up to the minute.

Our website includes guidance on preparing a book proposaland a downloadable pdf of our full catalogue.

Wiley Blackwell
Wiley-Blackwell publishes a strong and growing list across a broad range of educational areas – from general education to more specialised areas, including literacy, educational psychology and language teaching.

Visit our stand at the UKLA for discounted books and free journal sample copies. Alternatively, please visit our Education website: www.wiley.com/go/education

The following companies are also acknowledged as providing sponsorship at BERA 2009:

University of Edinburgh, Moray House School of Education
University of Manchester