Rethinking Education
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A group for anyone who wants to help us develop an NTW approach to education.
Members: 140
Latest Activity: Feb 1, 2022
Our Manifesto
To act as a catalyst in creating new networks to stimulate debate across arts, education and beyond
To provide a forum to discuss education in a language that encourages fresh and innovative ideas
To develop leaders and advocates from a range of backgrounds, working throughout the whole education system
To focus on creating long-term solutions to the problems of the formal education system
To encourage cross-curricular dialogue to promote the benefits of the arts at all stages of the educational experience
Come join us.
Discussion Forum
Creative Schools: what's happening out there? 2 Replies
The creative schools/ creative practitioners project has been running for about 2 school years now. I was so enthusiastic about its aims when launched at the Arts Council Wales event. I think the…Continue
Started by Bill Hamblett. Last reply by Martin Daws Apr 16, 2018.
Sharing - Rethinking Education for the 21st Century 1 Reply
http://shar.es/131gVNNesta posted this on twitter this morning. It is an article written by Naveen Jain called School's Out For Summer. It was originally posted…Continue
Started by Jain Boon. Last reply by 4elements1 May 31, 2015.
Going forward
What if there is a way to take any discussion group to impact the future, involve the group and conversation , by discussion, attitude, interaction be it voice visual impact, more engagement allows…Continue
Started by Gary Morris Feb 27, 2015.
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Comment by Rhian Hutchings on May 5, 2015 at 8:22
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Bill - I absolutely agree with your rant! I've been saying for years - we have an arts council, why can't we have an education council? Otherwise education just becomes the political football of the latest government and they think they know best, rather than listening to the thousands of teachers who work hard to give a class of 30 kids a balanced learning experience every day!
I think we should be thinking more about life long learning rather than setting up the expectation that we will do all our learning up to the age of 23 and then move on. I certainly haven't finished learning and I hope I never do!
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Comment by Devinda De Silva on April 28, 2015 at 23:40
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To all those who were planning on coming along today - just incase you missed a message or haven't checked your emails the meeting today has had to be rescheduled. Will post the details up on this group when a new date has been set. Apologies.
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Very true Bill, it doesn't make sense at all. Gavin - those could definitely be the way forward, thanks for posting.
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Comment by Gavin Porter on April 28, 2015 at 23:26
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Im about to listen to Youth Leaders Debate, should be interesting
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/youth-leaders-debate/on-demand/6...
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I couldn't agree more Bill.
Maybe the future lies with online learning such as Khan Academy or MIT online courses.
https://www.khanacademy.org/
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Comment by Bill Hamblett on April 28, 2015 at 21:26
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Our local FE college was protesting in the street here in Cardigan about severe cuts in funding especially for courses for mature students. It seems like a very strange double standard where coalition government wants to get people on benefits back in work but blocking a tried and tested route through FE. It seems the Tory ideology is taking the lead from a Putin strategy to confuse that cracks down on opposition while at the same time funding dissident groups.( policy devised by a conceptual artist) Maybe this threat to further education is not so deviously conceived but is a result of really bad thinking or more likely ideology of austerity, to shed all government responsibility for those with out significant money in the bank to fund their own education needs. Education has been the puppet of political interference swinging wildly from progressive freedom to mad fundamentalism every change of government. Children and teachers work better with slow evolution and informed change than top down contradictory sweeping ideological changes. We are at a pivotal point in education. The world has changed, this stuff is really important but still used as a political tool. Rant over
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@ Carmen - WOW, £26m in the post-16 education budget, I didnt have a clue. I cant recall any mention of this by any party, seems young people most definitely are not their priority.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/college-staff-across-w...
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Comment by carmen medway-stephens on April 22, 2015 at 22:59
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Big Protests at College yesterday (Bridgend) 60 staff need to be cut and lots of courses...where will these young people go?
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Hi all,
Our next meeting will be on Wednesday 29 April, 4-6pm. This will be in Merthyr and we'll be popping into rehearsals for Mother Courage for a bit. All are welcome but please email me, devindadesilva@nationaltheatrewales.org, if you'd like to come along. We're happy to cover any travel expenses.
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Comment by Jain Boon on April 22, 2015 at 20:52
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http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity
This is an old TEDtalk but worth a look as his new book
Creative Schools: Revolutionizing Education From The Ground Up is released today.
The wonderful Ken Robinson
How can we work with schools and teachers to teach creativity across the curriculum and prepare young people for a creative world?
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