• Latest RSAnimate on the Divided Brain

    Latest RSAnimate on the Divided Brain

    Renowned psychiatrist and writer Iain McGilchrist explains how our 'divided brain' has profoundly altered human behaviour, culture and society.

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  • RSA succeeds with campaign to scrap 'Satisfactory' school rating

    RSA succeeds with campaign to scrap 'Satisfactory' school rating

    Our campaign to scrap Ofsted's 'satisfactory' school rating proved successful following Ofsted's announcement to change the rating to 'requires improvement'.

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  • Beyond the Big Society

    We recommend that the Big Society should be "refashioned" as part of a longer term project but some people will need to change their mindset, which can be achieved through the right education.

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  • Read the RSA Journal online

    The latest edition of the RSA Journal includes a range of articles on making and manufacturing, such as the role manufacturing should play in the 21st century economy and challenges facing the crafts.

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  • RSA film competition

    RSA short film competition

    In partnership with Nominet Trust, our film competition offers you a fantastic opportunity to bring ideas to life in new and exciting ways. Thank you for your entries! Voting will begin in early February.

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  • RSA Fellows deliver capacity, commitment and innovation to communities from the global to the local.

    About the Fellowship

    A global network of individuals from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines who deliver capacity, commitment and innovation to communities globally to the locally. Our Catalyst fund supports Fellow-led ideas that aim to have a tangible and positive social impact.

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  • About the RSA

    About the RSA

    The RSA: meeting 21st century challenges by showcasing ideas, undertaking innovative research and building civic capacity around the world.

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Events coming up

02

Feb

The End of Satisfactory Schools

In the wake of recent changes to the schools rating system, Sir Michael Wilshaw, Ofsted chief inspector joins Professor Becky Francis, RSA director of education to discuss how more schools can be helped to improve.
Suggested hashtag for Twitter: #RSAschools

02

Feb

Together

Richard Sennett and Matthew Taylor discuss the rituals, pleasure and politics of co-operation.
Suggested hashtag for Twitter: #RSAtogether
This event is sold out but you can listen to it live online.

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