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Ian Fordham
North East Education futures debate: Leading not pleading
our way to success
The first UK wide - cross party, cross sector - education think tank
Previewed in the Summer at the Sunday Times Festival of Education
Launching in late November 2011
why an education think tank now?
OldTop down
Cluster/partnershipPolitically drivenClosed, atomised
Initiative ledGood/best practice
Supply ledRepetition
The emerging landscape
NewBottom up
Federation/chainConsensus driven
Open, collaborative Investment led
Evidence informed practice
Demand ledReform
it’s personal
big questions
1. What’s important?Narrowing the gap
Skills and the new economyCurriculum and assessmentRedefining the profession
Data driven choice and transparency Stimulating demand & supply side
reform SEN and inclusion
Solution based policy and practice
2. What works?“Evidence is not the plural of
anecdote”Professor Dylan William, Institute of Education
Creating a robust evidence base, spreading learning at pace, rapid
prototyping at scale across the region and the country
The WOW space, LiverpoolWhat does a “WOW Schools North East” look like?
3. What next?There are over 15 million young people engaged in education and
learning.
What must we do differently to improve the system in the emerging
landscape
A new confidence, ambition and a focus on bottom up not centrally prescribed education reform
