Wanted – New Members needed to join the FED Practitioners Council

The Foundation for Education Development (the FED) is dedicated to the belief that long-term strategic education planning is vital to the success of countries and their people. In the spirit of collaboration, we provide an independent and neutral space for stakeholders to help shape the future of education. This is a critical year for the […]
Context is everything!

As part of our The Foundation for Education Development’s Climate Change & Sustainability Steering Group Workshop, we asked members of the Steering Group and FED Learners Council to share their reflections on the 24 consultation on the discussion. In this think piece, Christine Özden, Global Director, Climate Education, at Cambridge University Press & Assessment, shares […]
Download the programme and speaker biographies! FED National Education Summit – Widening the Lens: Insights, Challenges and Possibilities

Stakeholder Council Member Reflections

The Foundation for Education Development’s vision is informed by hundreds of hours of consultation with hundreds of stakeholders across hundreds of events which has delivered a consistent message: we need a long-term strategy and plan for education in England in order to deliver a system which leads to better outcomes for all learners. We asked […]
Workstream Member Reflections

The Foundation for Education Development’s vision is informed by hundreds of hours of consultation with hundreds of stakeholders across hundreds of events which has delivered a consistent message: we need a long-term strategy and plan for education in England in order to deliver a system which leads to better outcomes for all learners. We asked […]
Download the programme! FED National Education Summit – Widening the Lens: Insights, Challenges and Possibilities

The Foundation for Education’s (FED) two-day summit in July will take a series of different lenses to long-term education thinking. We ask some key politicians about building cross-party consensus as we suggest some new approaches that will make it easier to move away from stale arguments about structures and concentrate instead on education as a […]
Key Speakers Announced for FED National Education Summit 2022 – Widening the lens: Insights, Challenges and Possibilities.

Monday 11th July– Tuesday 12th July The Foundation for Education’s (FED) two-day summit in July will take a series of different lenses to long term education thinking. We ask some key politicians about building cross-party consensus as we suggest some new approaches that will make it easier to move away from stale arguments about structures […]
The climate for innovation in UK schools

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 roundtable discussion focussed on ‘Innovation or ‘initiative-itis’: How can we move from initiatives to long term innovation in education?’ We asked David Jackson, Senior Associate […]
The art of partnership and the partnership of arts

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 roundtable discussion focussed on ‘Partnership working : Art or science? How to develop and manage long term, effective partnerships for education’. We asked Dr Steven […]
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 […]