RESPONDING TO THE SHIFT IN EDUCATION “The fact is, that given the challenges we face, education doesn’t need to be reformed — it needs to be transformed.” – Sir Ken Robinson (1955-2020) Today’s climate Significant numbers of teachers have been considering leaving the education sector due to pressures on their mental health, wellbeing, workloads, lack […]
Education recovery following the Covid-19 crisis The Human Values Foundation believes in the power of education that enables individuals to fulfil their potential and benefit society. In our responsive, solutions-focused work and as we strive to advance the quality and effectiveness of teaching and learning, we have been offering an ever richer portfolio of small […]
The education landscape is changing Prior to the outbreak of the Covid-19 crisis, a shift was beginning to take place in the education landscape in order to better balance what had, for many, become an intense and even harmful focus on academic outcomes with more Social and Emotional Learning (SEL). The Human Values Foundation […]
Illness, bereavement, disruption to life, high stress levels, community spirit, … The pandemic has forced many to really consider what matters most in life. Impact on children’s learning The Human Values Foundation education charity was established in August 1995 by a primary school teacher, June Auton, who worked in a school on the south coast […]
Rosemary Dewan is the CEO of the Human Values Foundation which supplies materials to help embed a positive values culture in schools. Every term, they write a values-themed piece for InnovateMySchool. In July, their guide for writers was: ‘What’s next? Innovators from across a wide swathe of education areas share thoughts, advice and products to prepare the students of […]
With so much emphasis on academic outcomes and the growing concerns about the mental and physical wellbeing of many students today, how can we give young children and adolescents a rich education that enables them to fulfil their true potential and prepares them well for life as informed, active and dynamic global citizens? For more Going […]
