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My friend’s enemy may be his friend

Blog

04 Jul 2011

Matthew Taylor

Those commenting on Andrew Dilnot’s report on social care aren’t quite sure where the story lies. Is it in the recommendations themselves or the ambivalence of the Government about implementing them?
What is the Internet Doing to our Brains?

Video

04 Jul 2011

Dr Paul Howard Jones, leading expert in neuroscience and education
Don't blame the girls - society's aspirations are also a problem

Blog

04 Jul 2011

The recent Ofsted report on Girl’s career aspirations makes the assumption that because girls do better than boys at school, but are less successful in the workplace, there must be something wrong with girls’ choices of educational path and career.
Engaging Artists in the Debate on 21st Century Cities

Comment

01 Jul 2011

The debate on cities at the RSA is first and foremost a verbal discourse. While it often engages the arts and design, Agnieszka Mlicka FRSA argues it excludes artists who express their views on the urban condition through a pictorial language. She suggests an alternative approach.
Inside the Mind of a Cabbie

Report

01 Jul 2011

Can cabbies show us the way forward in terms of saving fuel?
The Civic Pulse: Measuring Active Citizenship In A Cold Climate

Report

01 Jul 2011

Civic Pulse lays out the blueprint for a survey tool designed to measure active citizenship.
Interim report - Citizen Power Peterborough: one year on

Report

01 Jul 2011

This report documented the progress of the Citizen Power programme at the half way point.
Not Enough Capital? Exploring education and employment progression in further education

Report

30 Jun 2011

Over half a million young people from low-income backgrounds are studying in FE colleges. But a new RSA report, Not Enough Capital, concludes that these students currently struggle when progressing in education and their careers. The report explores the reasons for this, and recommends a number of interventions aimed at better supporting them.
A Review of Literature on Design Education in the National Curriculum report

Report

30 Jun 2011

This literature review seeks to understand the development and the current state of Design Education in the National Curriculum.
To err is human....

Blog

30 Jun 2011

Matthew Taylor

One of my least successful pieces of writing was a sketch column for the magazine of the teachers’ union NASUWT. My first job after university was as a researcher for the union but I had persuaded my boss to let me try to write something amusing every month.