Future Schools Network Values
Our values
RSA Education have developed a set of core values for the schools participating in the Future Schools Network.
Membership is voluntary, and there are no direct incentives - every member joins because they believe in its worth. There is an indirect cost to membership, as they will invest their time and energy in this shared goal.
The Network thinks about the future - our focus is on the problems that will affect us all, the systemic issues, not localised problems individual to each school.
The Network is about real change - vision and ideas are not enough on their own. We are committed to applying our ideas in the classrooms of Network schools here and now.
Teachers and pupils are at the heart of change - re-shaping education in schools should engage those doing the teaching, and the learners who experience it every day, not just the leader.
People, not processes, make successful change - the Network is not a pipeline where big ideas go in one end and clever applications come out the other. Success is created by a networked group of people with a shared goal.
Network members collaborate with each other as they adapt their new practices. In a continual dialogue, teachers will share their ideas and growing experience with each other in order to create the most useful practice possible.
Rigour matters - our ultimate goal is the dissemination of tested methods and practice to a wider group of schools. For the Network to be influential, we must share exacting standards in designing new work and evaluating its impact.
Why we're joining
'One of the best things for me about being involved with the RSA and 'Opening Minds' in particular is the fact that teachers have been at the very heart of any innovation and development. Small numbers of teachers and schools have believed that it is possible and important to create a more meaningful and worthwhile learning experience for all young people.
This is why I am really pleased that we can now be a part of further transformation through the Future Schools Network. The fact that teachers will be a major part of the initiative means not only that developments can be and will be grounded in practice, but will also hopefully mean the risks can be taken within a supportive network of schools.'
Linda Dawson
Bemrose Community School
