Fireside Chats – Workstream 1 with Essie North & Jo Malone

The Foundation for Education Development (FED) is a community interest company with the objectives of promoting the benefits, importance and understanding of long a long-term vision and plan for education in England. We have a three-year mandate to consult with all stakeholders with an interest in education and to begin to develop a framework for […]
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 […]
Schools and Their Communities: Civic Leadership Rooted in Action

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, we hosted a series of roundtable discussions seeking to answer the theme ‘Whatever Happened to… Citizenship and Community Engagement’. We asked Dr Sebastien Chapleau, Executive Headteacher at Gesher […]
Missing Children

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, we are hosting a series of roundtable discussions to inform our thinking around a long term vision and plan for education. We asked Sonia Blandford, Professor of Social […]
Lessons from India on delivering a long-term strategic policy for young people’s wellbeing

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, we hosted a series of roundtable discussions seeking to answer the theme ‘Whatever happened to…?’. This roundtable discussion focussed on ‘Whatever happened to…wellbeing?’ We asked Pushpa Gopal, India […]
Citizenship, A Social Mobility View

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, we hosted a series of roundtable discussions seeking to answer the theme ‘Whatever Happened to… Citizenship and Community Engagement’. We asked Professor Sonia Blandford, Professor of Social Mobility […]
The case for a long-term strategy to support, nurture and develop young people’s wellbeing

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, we hosted a series of roundtable discussions seeking to answer the theme ‘Whatever happened to…?’. This roundtable discussion focussed on ‘Whatever happened to…wellbeing?’ We asked Dr Leila Khouja […]
Building Psychological Fitness: the purpose of education

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, we hosted a series of roundtable discussions seeking to answer the theme ‘Whatever happened to…?’. This roundtable discussion focussed on ‘Whatever happened to…wellbeing?’ We asked Lucy Bailey, Chief […]
The importance of music education at a time of crisis

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, we hosted a series of roundtable discussions seeking to answer the theme ‘Whatever happened to…?’. This roundtable discussion focussed on ‘Whatever happened to….music education and creative arts?’ We […]
What next for music education?

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, we hosted a series of roundtable discussions seeking to answer the theme ‘Whatever happened to…?’. This roundtable discussion focussed on ‘Whatever happened to….music education?’ We asked Dr Steven […]