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Is there a third benefit to youth social action?

Educators play a key role in creating opportunities and supporting high-quality youth social action, particularly in the primary phase. The RSA and Pears #iWill Fund explore the undiscovered potential ‘third benefit’ that teachers represent and their unrealised benefit to pupils and communities.
6 Jun 2022 Hannah Breeze
A teacher crouches at a desk, engaging with two young students. The children sit with whiteboards, one smiling and looking at the teacher, the other wearing glasses. The classroom has blue chairs and various school supplies scattered on the desk.
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RSA Academies: Vision and distinctiveness

Colin Hopkins reviews the RSA Academies project after we brought our school-based activities to a close at the end of the 2020-21 academic year.
11 Apr 2022 Colin Hopkins
A young woman with curly hair sits at a desk in a classroom, focused on reading a book and taking notes. Other students are seated around her, also engaged with their studies. Books and papers are scattered on the desks.
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Inclusive and nurturing schools toolkit

This toolkit is designed to support schools, trusts and local authorities to become more inclusive and nurturing, and reduce the number of exclusions.
2 Dec 2021
A diverse group of students in a classroom work on a project around a table. A teacher, seated with them, smiles and engages in conversation. Shelves with colorful supplies and educational materials are visible in the background.
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The impact of arts-based education

Mark Londesborough on the findings from the final Learning About Culture report and the implications for arts-based learning.
1 Nov 2021 Mark Londesborough
A young child with short dark hair is playing indoors, stacking colorful toy blocks on a table. The child is wearing a navy shirt with white patterns. Soft natural light illuminates the scene from a window in the background.
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Learning about culture: Final report

In this report we conclude the findings from the Learning About Culture project that began in 2017 and seek to determine the impact of arts-based learning on academic outcomes.
1 Nov 2021 Mark Londesborough
A young person in a classroom is shaping clay into a cylindrical form. They are focused, with hands covered in clay. Others are engaged in similar activities in the background. Walls are lined with artwork and sketches.