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Pupil Design Awards 2022-23: final evaluation report

This evaluation illustrates how the Pupil Design Awards contributes to the pupils’ creative self-efficacy, awareness of real-world issues and pupil and teachers’ design capability, as well as the critical factors supporting teachers to complete projects and how we can make the awards more inclusive.
28 Nov 2023 Aidan Daly
Illustration of a hanging light bulb with a string knot, emitting light, against a bright turquoise background. Simple black lines depict the glow and details of the bulb.
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A manifesto for the long term

The crises facing the world through climate change, biodiversity loss and inequality are crying out for long-term decisions, but we seldom get them. Phillip Ward offers his Manifesto for Change.
23 Nov 2023 Phillip Ward
A person holds a protest sign reading "There is no Planet B" with an illustration of Earth, among a crowd of people at an outdoor rally. Other signs are visible in the background.
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Sophie Hague: me and my education

Sophie Hague, a 2022 Student Design Award winner, explains how design helped to identify the learning techniques that worked for her.
17 Nov 2023 Sophie Hague
A graduate with blonde hair smiles in the foreground, wearing a black cap and gown with a maroon trim. Several other graduates are seated in the background, dressed similarly, inside a graduation ceremony venue.
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Zita Holbourne: Featured Fellow Q&A

Zita Holbourne discusses her inspiring work, the fight to achieve equality and representation, success and what it looks like for her, and her advice to aspiring activists.
15 Nov 2023 Gamini Sethi
Two people stand holding a yellow and blue Artists' Union England banner with the text "Industry Without Art Is Brutality. All Artists Need a Union." They are indoors, near informational displays and a table with various items.
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‘Forgotten Heroes’ – how pupil designers created a national remembrance campaign

Falinge Park High School in Rochdale, UK responded to the RSA’s ‘Local Community’ Design brief with a campaign exploring and celebrating the contributions of Black and Asian soldiers in World War II – creating a lasting legacy and learning outcomes for pupils across the North-West.
9 Nov 2023 Deborah Davidson, Simon De Courcey
A group of students stands in a room, with some seated in the foreground. One student in a purple shirt and black jacket is speaking. They are in front of a drum set and a cross is visible on the wall.
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How can we address the stagnation of social mobility?

Class privilege remains entrenched in the UK despite politicians’ promises to promote social mobility. Celestin Okoroji, RSA’ Head of Research, calls for an urgent shift in the way we respond to class-based inequalities.
27 Oct 2023 Celestin Okoroji
A turquoise fish jumps from a crowded fishbowl on the left to a larger, less crowded fishbowl on the right. Other grey fish remain in the original bowl.
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Preventing school exclusions in Tower Hamlets

We partnered with Tower Hamlets to help reduce exclusions and improve practice in the borough as part of our Pinball Kids project. This policy briefing shares our findings and connects them to broader debates and trends in national policy and practice.
26 Oct 2023 Aidan Daly, Hannah Breeze, Mehak Tejani, Nik Gunn
Empty classroom with rows of blue chairs and gray desks, each with a sheet of paper on top. Large windows line the left side, allowing natural light to brighten the room.