Blog posts April 2012
Bye bye post-its, hello googly eyes. Meet the Innovation Unit's design studio.
Design is a messy business, and sometimes post-its on white walls won't do the trick. So last Friday, when the Innovation Unit's bunch of designers sneaked out of the office to have a reflection day, it looked more like a primary school...
Creating the right organisational conditions for an Engaging School: Culture
In our previous blog posts on the problem with disengagement and the need for 21st century learners we outlined the reasons we need Engaging Schools. ‘Engaging Schools’ are places that support young people to become passionate, independent learners. In partnership with the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, we have delivered Learning Futures, working with forty...
Effective leadership is community leadership
If you've read anything we've written on education recently - our Learning Futures publications, or our 10 ideas about 21st century education, for example, you'll know that we are all about schools connecting with their communities. We have some great stories about schools doing this in our 10 schools for the 21st century.
If you aren't convinced by what we've written then you'll definitely be convinced by this new book and will understand what leadership is required to ensure schools are successful in this approach. Written by Denis Mongon, who also happens to be one of our Senior...
