Issue 3 2017 - RSA

Issue 3 2017

Journal

In this issue:

We offer a vision for the future of schooling, with contributions from Julian Astle, Amanda Spielman and Dylan Wiliam. 

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Economics anyone?
The financial crash increased calls for a fundamental rethink in the way we talk about and run economies.

Teaching for freedom
With liberal democracy under threat, schools need to take brave decisions about what they teach children

Anatomy of learning
A rounded education builds on knowledge to foster character and creativity. But what does that mean in practice?

Good grades must not come at the expense of a real education
Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman talks to Matthew Taylor about how the inspectorate can engender a strategic shift in schools.

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