Keri’s post about the QCA review of the GCSE ICT and the consultation is timely. I have just returned from my usual study visit to Stanford University and Keri’s post resonated with my experiences and raises a number of questions about GCSE ICT and the learning experiences of our children and young people.

Having permission to tell stories about possible futures - especially stories created around shared prompts - enables the sharing of ideals, aims and aspirations that can lead to better understanding of nearer term actions. But there is particular value in longer term futures work (such as the Beyond Current Horizons programme) in helping to create richer short term strategies for change.

It was an ominous start for Innovation and 21st Century learning when the Guardian Newsroom offices on Farringdon St, the venue for the launch of the Innovation Unit publication by Charlie Leadbeater, remained chained and even the Director of Chariots of Fire, David Puttnam, was unable to gain entry!

Tim Byles said the pipeline was stuffed……..have a look:

http://www.partnershipsforschools.org.uk/
(follow Programme > BSF Progress)