Lord John Bird, founder of The Big Issue, artist, novelist, raconteur and social entrepreneur, talks with RSA Chief Executive Andy Haldane about his journey from privation to peerage – and what it will take to end poverty once and for all.
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Matthew Taylor sits down for a conversation with Manchester City football captain Vincent Kompany to discuss the business of the beautiful game.
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Teacher-powered and equity-centred: humanising innovation in schools
If we can set creativity and leadership on the same path, there’s hope for an innovation-driven education systemShared goals
Vincent Kompany and Matthew Taylor discuss the Premier League, shared value and why football is more than just a beautiful game.Lifelong learning
By rethinking post-school education we can make real a new maxim — learning is for life, not just for children.Blooming teachers
Empowering teachers to embrace their creativity in the classroom is the route to creating educational systems fit for the modern era.
The Ideas Foundation provides opportunities for students in less advantaged schools across the UK to build creative and cultural capital through workshops and excursions. Their mission? To nourish a new creative generation.
Community banking is a microfinance model built on trust. In it, the community wins or loses together. It is gaining in popularity on the African continent as community banking goes digital.