Strong Starts for Every Child

Tuesday 17th March, 6-7.30pmLocation: Online (Zoom) – Limited Spaces Available Lived experience of early years and rethinking the conditions shaping school readiness in children. As part of our FED National Education Futures Projects on Inclusion, we want to hear from those who know the early years best – families and practitioners. This interactive online session […]
What does it mean to be a literate citizen today?

Tuesday 12th March, 12-1.30pmLocation: Online (Zoom) – Limited Spaces Available Often in history, we distinguish between “pre-literate” and “literate” societies. Literacy it seems was a simple threshold: you either could read and write, or you could not. Today, literacy is far more complex – and far more contested. Today we talk about media literacy, financial […]
Starting Well, Moving Well: Improving Transitions in Education

Tuesday 10th March, 6-7.30pmLocation: Online (Zoom) – Limited Spaces Available We know that moving between stages of education – early years to school, primary to secondary, and into post-16 – can be exciting but also challenging for children, young people and families. As part of our FED National Education Futures Projects on Inclusion, we’re holding […]
Unleashing Greatness: A Free Seminar for School Leaders with Professor David Hopkins and Dr Pinkie Mthembu

Hosted by FED and The University of Greater Manchester (formerly Bolton University) School and college leaders are invited to a free seminar exploring how to create more impactful and transformative learning experiences for both students and educators. Join Professor David Hopkins, The Foundation for Education Development and Dr Pinkie Mthembu for an insightful discussion on […]
Strategy, Ethics & Action: Leading the Digital Shift in Education

Date: Wednesday 25th JuneTime: 8:30am to 10:30am, Registration/Breakfast from 8:00amVenue: HAYS, 4th Floor, 107 Cheapside, London, EC2V 6DN 🥐 8:00am–8:30am: Registration & Light Breakfast💡 8:30am–10:00am: Thought Leadership Sessions❓ 10:00am–10:30am: Q&A Join Professor Wayne Holmes and Alison Gellett for a thought-provoking deep dive into the current digital transformation situation within the education sector, to examine successes […]
How can we address the growing teacher recruitment and retention challenge? What the latest data is telling us.

Date: Monday 31st MarchTime: 4pm – 5.30pmOnline event In this FEDSpace, Jack Worth, Lead Economist at NFER will be sharing key trends from the Teacher Labour Market in England Annual Report 2025. This report provides an overview of the latest trends in teacher recruitment, retention, pay and working conditions, and insights on the overall state […]
Power in Place – Driving Effective Education Partnerships for Flourishing Learners and Communities

Date: Tuesday 25th MarchTime: 16.00 – 17.30Online Event: Zoom We know that strong local partnerships are key to ensuring that every learner, regardless of background, has access to high-quality education and opportunities that help them thrive. Yet, across the country, collaboration between schools, colleges, and communities often happens despite the system, rather than because of […]
Nourishing Change: Exploring Solutions to Food Poverty, Equity and Access

Join the FED in collaboration with Impact Food Group for an exciting virtual policy roundtable where together we’ll explore the relationship between food, wellbeing and academic success, and the equity issues which go hand-in-hand with this. Date: Thursday 20th MarchTime: 9.30am – 11.00am We know that access to nutritious, high-quality food is fundamental to student […]
The Future of Supply Teaching: Building a 21st Century model

Join us for an exciting virtual roundtable with Patrick Cozier, Phil Denton, Allana Gay and Rhys Howells, where we will develop policy and practice recommendations to improve supply teaching for learners, schools/colleges and early years settings, the supply teaching workforce and system overall. Date: Wednesday 19th MarchTime: 4pm – 5.30pm Our FED Partners have said […]
From Representation to Transformation: Embedding Inclusion in Education

Date: Thursday March 13thTime: 6.00 – 7.30pm In the FED’s submission to the DfE’s Call for Evidence for the Curriculum and Assessment Review last November, which was based on hundreds of dialogues with thousands of stakeholders which we have facilitated over the past four years, one resounding theme was that cultural inclusion must take centre […]