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

To continue the conversation…

ian@ednfoundation.org@EdnFoundation

www.ednfoundation.org