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by Claire McEneaneyWe are really excited about how things are shaping up for our joint conference with EducationGuardian! We have managed to secure a number of really great speakers and some truly inspiring case studies for the workshops.<>The conference looks at  how and why innovation is imperati</>... more

by Claire McEneaney More speakers have been added for our Innovation in Education conference, as well as some really exciting case studies. You can view a full list of speakers, as well as the programme as it stands. more

by Matthew HorneAlongside their White Paper: Your child, your schools, our future, the government published the consultation with the children’s workforce that The Innovation Unit designed and ran to inform the white paper as it was being written.<>We spoke to over 1000 members of the chidlren’s wo</>... more

by Alec PattonHello, I’m Alec, the intern working on Learning Futures, and this afternoon I’m making my Disciplined Innovation blog debut.*<>I’ve been asked to write about the LF meeting at Paul Hamlyn yesterday – but frankly, it’s a bit like what they say about Woodstock: if you didn’t experience </>... more

by Alec PattonYesterday I saw the comedian Mark Thomas at the Brockwell Park Green Fair, and he mentioned a project he’d helped run at Lord William’s School in Oxfordshire, with student members of the Amnesty International chapter there.<>Working once a week during their lunch, the students set up </>... more

by Alec Patton<>From 2006-2008, DCSF invested £40 million in order to train and employ ”Parent Support Advisers” (PSAs) in 20 local authorities, with the Training and Development Agency for schools (TDA), which allocated funding, developed training tools, and was in charge of dissemination. The PSA</>... more

Posted by Anthea Hollist<>In 2006, the DCSF commissioned BMG Research to undertake a 3 year customer perception tracking study of three key audiences: general public; parents of children and young people; and young people aged 11-19. The research had four aims: 1) to monitor perceptions of overall </>... more