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Universities are becoming partners in learning and research rather than sole providers
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The capabilties that make up our character are vital for social mobility
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Power should remain local unless there is a compelling case for it to be centralised...
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For progressive conservatives, the problem is not too much ownership but that there's not enough...
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A culture of imagination will lead to a stronger and more resilient Britain
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It's not an absence of freedom but 'power failures' that let down modern Britain
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The cultural and creative sector reflects and generates the values that make up our society
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First class public services require first class public servants
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We shape and strengthen our character throughout life, but the critical years are the early ones
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The government can no longer afford to be agnostic on how and where wealth is produced
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It is time to put our trust back in the front line of public services...
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Parents are the principal architects of a fairer society
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There are in Britain not one, but 'two nations': the powerful and powerless
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Social-ism should be defined as the ability for people to exert maximum control over their lives...
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Serving your community should be woven into every stage of life
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Discussions about 'devolving' power approach the question from the wrong direction...
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MPs cannot represent their constituents because the whips are their masters, not us
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Universities are just one source among many for ideas, knowledge and innovation
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The banking crisis is the most explosive example of how the shareholder value model failed
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Culture and Learning Consultation Paper
In the context of recent government announcements about cultural education, Demos today challenged cultural professionals and educationalists to provide a new and coherent direction for creative learning and for encouraging creativity through culture. Culture and Learning: Towards a New Agenda, a consultation paper written by John Holden, is published today to invite debate and responses. The paper's primary focus is on England, although many of the issues are equally relevant in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Cultural organisations, the education sector and the wider public are asked for their views on:
- How to embed cultural learning more firmly in the education and learning sectors and in cultural organisations
- How to identify the most effective leaders to drive improvement in cultural learning
- How to develop a set of shared standards, and a definition of excellence relating to cultural learning
- How to improve the profile, scale and effectiveness of cultural learning