Reports

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A blueprint for good work

This report sets out eight ideas to form the basis for a new social contract for good work.

9 Jun 2020

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Pinball Kids: preventing school exclusions

What’s causing the rise in school exclusions and how to fix it.

16 Mar 2020 Laura Partridge, Fran Landreth Strong, Elinor Lobley, Danielle Mason

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Arts-Rich Schools

The RSA visited arts-rich schools across the country to learn more about the strategies they have used to maintain a strong arts offer.

27 Jan 2020

Art classroom with colorful paintings hanging from the ceiling. Walls are decorated with student artwork. Shelves hold art supplies like paints and brushes. Tables and blue chairs arranged for students. A sink is visible in the corner.

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Can good work solve the productivity puzzle? Collected essays

Produced with Carnegie UK Trust, this essay collection explores in depth the relationship between productivity and work quality.

16 Jan 2020

Illustration of various professions: a retail counter with two customers, an office with a meeting, construction workers on-site, and a mechanic fixing a car. Icons represent communication, innovation, legality, and operations around the image.

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The impact entrepreneur: building a new platform for economic security in work

This report describes how a unique partnership between the RSA, Alt/Now and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and the Mastercard Impact Fund took on the challenge of exploring the action needed to combat economic insecurity in the future of work.

10 Oct 2019

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School Exclusions: the teachers’ perspective

The RSA asked teachers about school exclusions. They told us they need more help from other professionals to prevent exclusions.

25 Sep 2019

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The four futures of work: coping with uncertainty in an age of radical technologies

Four Futures of Work, from the RSA Future Work Centre, argues that policy-makers should focus more on how automation will transform all work, not just lead to job losses.

22 Mar 2019