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Harness the power of the internet to fulfil potential of millions of ‘held back’ workers says RSA and Google

Press release

13 May 2015

Harness the power of the internet to fulfil potential of millions of ‘held back’ workers says RSA and Google
Students in deprived neighbourhoods being denied access to ‘tough subjects’

Press release

11 Feb 2015

Schools in deprived neighbourhoods are denying young people access to subjects deemed ‘more difficult’, according to the latest analysis by the Open Public Services Network at the RSA.
Top down accountability measures scaring off the next generation of creative, innovative teachers warns report

Press release

10 Nov 2014

Young people could be put off becoming the next generation of teachers due to a culture of top down accountability measures, pay-related incentives and high stakes testing and appraisal, according to the latest report from the RSA.
Metros should draw on strength of the UK’s world-class universities to power local growth

Press release

15 Oct 2014

As the government considers devolving public expenditure powers to nations and metros, radical new incentives should be put in place to ensure our universities play a bigger role in promoting local economic growth, according to the RSA City Growth Commission.
UK “lacks coherent plan for teacher research and development”, finds report

Press release

16 May 2014

The government has no coherent strategy for the development of teachers’ professional capabilities once they enter the classroom, according to an 18 month joint inquiry by BERA and the RSA into the use of research in the teaching profession.
Pupils to ‘defend their A’: How behavioural insights can help teachers motivate their class

Press release

14 Mar 2014

With the fear of the cane or other punishments now rightly a thing of the past - how can teachers best motivate and encourage their students to do well? A study from the RSA on motivation in the classroom has recommended some surprising yet simple low-cost measures that could be introduced by any school to boost young people’s expectations, resilience and enjoyment.
Gap year for schools: How teachers need time to refocus on pupil’s moral and social development

Press release

11 Mar 2014

The requirement of schools to develop the social and emotional skills of their pupils has become side-lined due to the overwhelming pressure placed on them to deliver better exam results, an RSA investigation has found.
Devastating impact of moving school revealed

Press release

22 Jul 2013

Moving schools multiple times has a devastating impact on pupil's grades and the numbers of children affected are set to grow, according to a wide-ranging report published by the RSA, Between the Cracks.
Could Hackney be the answer to Suffolk’s educational problems?

Press release

24 May 2013

An investigation by the RSA into Suffolk’s ‘stuck’ underperforming schools has called on the borough to encourage greater collaboration, stronger leadership and introduce radical new partnerships in order to turn things around.
A Lambeth school excelling against the odds

Press release

04 Mar 2013

A south London school that was once famous for all the wrong reasons has become the second school in the capital to be graded as outstanding in every area by OfSTED, since the new harder inspection process was introduced in September 2012.

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Harness the power of the internet to fulfil potential of millions of ‘held back’ workers says RSA and Google

Students in deprived neighbourhoods being denied access to ‘tough subjects’

Top down accountability measures scaring off the next generation of creative, innovative teachers warns report

Metros should draw on strength of the UK’s world-class universities to power local growth

UK “lacks coherent plan for teacher research and development”, finds report

Pupils to ‘defend their A’: How behavioural insights can help teachers motivate their class

Gap year for schools: How teachers need time to refocus on pupil’s moral and social development

Devastating impact of moving school revealed

Could Hackney be the answer to Suffolk’s educational problems?

A Lambeth school excelling against the odds