FED National Education Summit 2024 + Summit Plus
SYSTEMS ARE DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES: GREAT PRACTICE FOR LONG-TERM CHANGE We are all aware of the huge challenges across the education system. The 4th Annual FED National Education Summit will look at how people are devising their own solutions to some of these issues. We are particularly interested in ideas that go beyond individual […]
FED National Education Summit 2023 – Shaping our education system for the next decade
Video Highlights Ffrom the FED National Education Summit 2023. Read the programme here. Read more about the speakers.
Fostering Partnerships for Immersive Experiences
The Foundation for Education Development (FED) are delighted to share a thinkpiece by Evonne Bixter, Head of Engagement for Shakespeare North Playhouse. The Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot, Merseyside, in the north of England is a cultural and educational venue that opened in 2022. The development includes a 420-seat main auditorium, a modern studio space, outdoor performance garden, […]
FED National Education Summit 2023 Programme
Education in England needs a ‘re-set’ – a practitioners’ view and a call for action
The Foundation for Education Development (FED) are delighted to share this thinkpiece by Tom Clark CBE, Dame Kathy August and Tony Mackay (Centre for Strategic Education, Melbourne, Australia). On reading this they ask to consider the following – Please note we invite a bi-partisan approach. We want the core of good education policy to be jointly owned […]
What we learnt from Skills Builder Partnership’s Essential Skills Tracker 2023 research
Tom Ravenscroft, FED Ambassador and Founder and CEO of the Skills Builder Partnership, shares their recent findings titled ‘What we learnt from Skills Builder Partnership’s Essential Skills Tracker 2023 research’. New findings in the Essential Skills Tracker 2023 from Skills Builder, in partnership with CIPD, Edge Foundation and KPMG, reveals that essential skills are a […]
Key Speakers Announced FED National Education Summit 2023
Shaping our education system for the next decade. A day to connect, reflect, and make your voice heard The Foundation for Education Development (FED) believes we need a ten-year plan for education. Constant short term, politically driven changes simply add stress and confusion to a system whose deep-seated problems need long term solutions. Our third […]
Al Kingsley ‘In Conversation With’ Carl Ward
To help us think about what is needed to create a long-term vision and plan for education in England, Carl Ward (FED Chair), hosts a series of ‘In Conversation With’ videos with significant influential individuals to help move our thinking forward. This week we are delighted to present our latest instalment with FED Council Member […]
Lessons Learned – In conversation with Sir Michael Barber & Laura McInerney
The Foundation for Education Development (FED) is delighted to present ‘Lessons Learned’. Carl Ward, Chair of the FED, welcomes Laura McInerney and Sir Michael Barber in conversation about the characters who shaped our education system. This conversation has come about following the celebration of 150 years of state education. To celebrate this milestone Sir Michael […]
How should we approach innovation within English education? Here’s what Bill Gates would do…
As we move into the second year of our work at the Foundation for Education Development (FED) and following the launch of the FED National Education Consultation Report, David Jaffa, a FED Council Member, has written a thinkpiece on innovation within the English education system and what we can learn from other sectors. David Jaffa founded […]
