Evaluating the Future of the UK’s Education System

How will families keep in touch in 2025? Will we still be doing the school run? Will everyone have a twin in 18 years’ time? Will average life expectancy be 130 by 2025?  Thinking about the future throws up myriad questions.

As society and technology continue to evolve at rapid rates, the answers will have far-reaching consequences for education. The Beyond Current Horizons programme aims to look beyond 2025 in order to equip education to prepare for and respond to these changes.

New finding: Educators & Young People event report

Educators and Young People (full report)

A full report from the Educators and Young People workshop on the future of education, held in January 2008 at Birmingham Science Centre.

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Consultation tool: Power League

Power League

Vote in a special edition of Power League: What will education be for in 20 years’ time? What does this mean for how it should be delivered?

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Programme update: five research challenges

Research Challenges

The Expert Advisory Group has recommended a set of five research challenges to the programme, to act as organising principles/themes.

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13Feb
Public asked to vote on educational challenges of the future

Anyone with an interest in education welcome to offer their views.

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10Jan
Minister for Schools announces Beyond Current Horizons programme

Read the BETT08 opening address from Jim Knight in full.

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9Jan
Press statement: Beyond Current Horizons

Press statement on Beyond Current Horizons programme issued at BETT08

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