The School of Everything

Chris Swaine, Becta

School of Everything

Background…

•2008 IAL consultation [

Click for Government response to consultation URL]

•2009 Publication of Learning Revolution [Link]

•Range of commitments•Becta’s role across chapter 3•Consultation and finding a partner

About the School of Everything

•Background – the beginning•Launched 1st September 2008•For-profit company with a social goal•Funded by seed stage investors including Channel 4.•Team of six in Bethnal Green, London

Pete Russell Dougald Paul Claire Hugo Sangeet

Click on pictures for profiles and roles within the team

Publicity around the School of Everything….

Glamour Magazine

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School of Everything community

•33,000 registered members •9,200 teaching profiles [teachers] •100,000 unique visitors per month

School of Everything subject areas

. User / community generated taxonomy

School of Everything – teacher profile

Ratings and Comments

• Learners can feedback .• Good tutors will rise to the top?

School of Everything – current resources

And then during 2009 this happened….

So what’s there now?

•Postcode search•Customisable search widget•Organisational* profiles•Free or low cost venues database•Courses and learning opportunities database•Events database. •Bulk upload tools•Interactivity – vote, review, contact•More types of resources to support IAL Organisations/providers could be tutors, self organised groups, clubs, societies, VCS, businesses, statutory sector.

Postcode or place…

Search widget for your website…

Click on image for URL

Free or low cost spaces [venues]

• Add venues• Provide information about facilities• Edit venues• Rate and review venues• Good venues will surface.• Great opportunity to promote

venues• Will the cream rise?

Upload a range of resources for IAL…

• Word documents• PDFs• Images [jpeg, gif• Video• Web links• Notes for your

scrapbook• Etc.....

Community responsive – what do you need to upload?

Organisational profiles• Association• Charity• Club• Circle• Group• Independent teacher• Network

• Private training provider• Publicly funded learning provider• Service• Society• Trust• Union

What’s missing?

What services could come?

• Targeted locality newspaper – ‘The metro for learning’. Innovative design & format for community - Local delivery into community venues - pubs?• Detailed analysis of user take up and demand across postcode areas? Support strategic planning.

Would your organisation be interested?

What’s the value to you?

• Opportunity to publicise your non-accredited provision at no cost – what provider doesn’t want more learners?•Opportunity for your part time teachers to find more work?•Opportunity for strategic planning of provision.•Send School of Everything your information and data on courses / learning opportunities, venues and events. [Any format – .txt, .csv etc]

Find out more…

Join•http://thelearningrevolution.ning.com•www.schoolofeverything.com

Contact…

hello@schoolofeverything.comEverything HQ: 020 8980 8435

Question & Answers?

• What’s your name• Organisation?• Question?