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Teaching for India

An ambitious entrepreneurial model is building education solutions across the subcontinent
2 Dec 2022 Shaheen Mistri, Manasi Jain, Muskan Tanwani
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Is there a point to homework?

New research indicates we may have overlooked some surprising benefits to primary school students.
5 Apr 2022 Dacian Dolean
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Healing education

Several of earth’s fundamental systems are at tipping points threatening the future of life. Read how Bas van den Berg sees regenerative higher education as a tool to rebalancing our ecosystem.
4 Apr 2022 Bas van den Berg
Illustration of a graduation cap with a tassel on a teal background. On top of the cap, there are abstract tree shapes with white circular leaves and black trunks, symbolizing growth and learning.
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In conversation with Sarah Brown

"We cannot sit back and accept that 260 million children don’t get to go to school". Read Sarah Brown’s interview, Chair of Theirworld and Executive Chair of the Global Business Coalition for Education, Rachel O’Brien, on how access to education is vital.
17 Mar 2022 Sarah Brown
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Building connections

The pandemic should make us rethink schools as critical neighbourhood infrastructure, one for all the community to engage with.
17 Mar 2022 Ian McShane, Benjamin Cleveland, Philippa Chandler
A 3D isometric calendar shows a block layout. Days labeled "School day" are positioned higher, while "Community space" days are lower. The arrangement alternates to create a zigzag pattern, with days numbered from 1 to 21 and weekdays listed.
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Learn, unlearn, relearn

Now the average person will have 12 jobs in their lifetime; for most, long gone is the era where one person could learn a skill and have one job for life. A widening gap of inequality is in play. What can we do about it?
16 Mar 2022 Tom Kenyon
A wooden baby mobile hangs above a crib with colorful elements including blocks with letters and numbers, a duck, a cloud, and various beads in red, blue, yellow, and green. The wall is a soft teal color.
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Perils of perfection

Why welcoming frustration and failure may be the key to establishing successful lifelong learning practices.
16 Mar 2022 David Robson
Close-up of a school blazer showing three badges: a red "Council" badge, a yellow "Drinks Monitor" badge, and a blue shield-shaped "Head Boy" badge. A teal tie is visible underneath the blazer.
Blog

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.