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Fireside Chats – Workstream 2 with Emma Knights & 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Arts disciplines are under threat
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 seeking to answer the theme ‘What is creativity and why does it matter?’.

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

FedSpace Roundtable – ‘What is creativity and why does it matter’
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 seeking to answer the theme ‘What is creativity and why does it matter?’.

‘The need for Creative Thinking in our schools’ Dr Kulvarn Atwal
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 seeking to answer the theme ‘What is creativity and why does it matter?’.

‘Celebrating Education’ panel for the 150th Anniversary of State Education
The Foundation for Education Development are delighted to share the recording the reception to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of State Education in England, with the awards for the ‘150 years – 150 words’ poetry competition, with the theme of ‘Looking Back – Moving Forward’ with

Professor Dame Alison Peacock speaking for the 150th Anniversary of State Education
The Foundation for Education Development are delighted to share the recording the reception to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of State Education in England, with the awards for the ‘150 years – 150 words’ poetry competition, with the theme of ‘Looking Back – Moving Forward’ with

Robin Walker MP speaking for the 150th Anniversary of State Education
The Foundation for Education Development are delighted to share the recording the reception to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of State Education in England, with the awards for the ‘150 years – 150 words’ poetry competition, with the theme of ‘Looking Back – Moving Forward’ with

Diana Osagie speaking for the 150th Anniversary of State Education
The Foundation for Education Development are delighted to share the recording the reception to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of State Education in England, with the awards for the ‘150 years – 150 words’ poetry competition, with the theme of ‘Looking Back – Moving Forward’ with

Teacher Supply – long term strategy needed
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 asked John Howson, Founder of TeachVac, to write a blog on workforce planning that accompany the two recent

Sir Michael Barber speaking for the 150th Anniversary of State Education
The Foundation for Education Development are delighted to share the recording the reception to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of State Education in England, with the awards for the ‘150 years – 150 words’ poetry competition, with the theme of ‘Looking Back – Moving Forward’ with

Reimagining Education and its Power to Transform the World
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 seeking to answer the theme ‘Building an Education Curriculum for a NetZero Future