Innovation in Education: Lessons from Pioneers Around the World

New book from Charles Leadbeater… Innovation in Education: Lessons from Pioneers Around the World. This is a ‘head up’ on the book. Charles Leadbeater is always a good, challenging read and worthy of our attention. We hope to have a […]

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TED Talks. Charles Leadbeater: Education innovation in the slums

Charles Leadbeater went looking for new forms of education - in the slums of Rio and Kibera, where the world's poorest kids are finding new ways to learn. TED

Futurelab Newsletter: 63 November 2009. ‘A perfect storm’ and the strategy for its aftermath

'A perfect storm' and the strategy for its aftermath November 2009. MerlinJohn. From Futurelab's November newsletter. Futurelab: www.futurelab.org.uk World economic systems are in turmoil and global warming is becoming

Innovation Unit Newsletter 13..11.2009 Innovative Schools

Do click on to these IU articles. Its rare that you find mainstream tackling positively some of the 'holy cows' that constrain our schooling systems. This is progress

Innovation Unit Newsletter 13.11.2009 Is High Tech High the most innovative school in the US?

On reading this article I was immediately transported to the visions, writing and practice of our own Philip Toogood. He championed the idea of mini-schooling and wrote a manual

Futurelab – Call for Ideas

We are seeking ideas about new ways of learning with 'meaningful', mobile or locative games: 'Meaningful games' - games that enable learners to engage with important issues such as

Futurelab. InspirEd Newsletter July 09

InsirEd Newsletter includes News 'Young People's Geographies', a project involving students in geography curriculum-design, the launch of BFI's Future Film Club, the Digital Britain Report, e-safety resources, and details of

CfL: Creativity and Innovation- 99% Inspiration, 1% Perspiration?

Creativity and Innovation- 99% Inspiration, 1% Perspiration? 07 July 2009, 10am - 4pm (refreshments from 9.30am) Mary Ward House, Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9SN £175 plus VAT **Special Friends' rate of

Futurelab: New FREE handbook on curriculum and teaching innovation

Futurelab has just published a new report on curriculum and teaching innovation that is intended to provide guidance for educators interested in exploring the potential of personalisation to

Flux Blog: “Time for a change in the Education System” say Intel, Microsoft and Cisco.

PEN Comment: Futurelab's FLUX blog has a habit of bringing up interesting stuff. Once again the  call for radical systematic change in our education systems comes from beyond

Futurelab – two new FREE publications on innovative education and early years learning.

Supporting innovation in schools The new handbook, ‘Promoting Transformative Innovation in Schools’, is designed to prompt debate around the nature and purpose of innovation in schools. It aims to

Press release: Schools Need to Develop a Culture of Innovative Teaching Fit for Education in the 21st Century

Schools Need to Develop a Culture of Innovative Teaching Fit for Education in the 21st Century New Futurelab handbook helps teachers to develop innovative practice A new handbook from education

Futurelab – Promoting Transformative Innovation in Schools

The new handbook, ‘Promoting Transformative Innovation in Schools’, is designed to prompt debate around the nature and purpose of innovation in schools. It aims to offer evidence, insights,

Futurelab: Supporting Innovation in Schools and Early Years Learning

Supporting innovation in schools The new handbook, ‘Promoting Transformative Innovation in Schools’, is designed to prompt debate around the nature and purpose of innovation in schools. It aims to

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