FUTURELAB ...have been talking about our school:

lt's all about vision: building PRIMARY schools for the future...

"Sharrow School, an acclaimed new-build in Sheffield that amalgamated former primary and nursery schools, took five years to emerge and incorporated a great deal of consultation and stakeholder engagement. Headteacher Lynne Ley says, “We tend to be very tunnel-visioned. We get into our classrooms and something takes over us. It’s really hard to shift your thinking, and I welcomed views from all the people who were party to the discussion of what a new school should offer. That was crucial in developing my thinking. You have to think about what teaching and learning will look like in the future. Think of how much it has changed in the last five years alone in terms of technology. I knew we had to link teaching and learning so much more to the development of ICT.”

Who are we and what we do
Futurelab is passionate about transforming the way people learn. Tapping into the huge potential offered by digital and other technologies, we develop innovative resources and practices that support new approaches to learning for the 21st century. A not-for-profit organisation, we work in partnership with others to:
incubate new ideas, taking them from the lab to the classroom
share hard evidence and practical advice to support the design and use of innovative learning tools
communicate the latest thinking and practice in educational ICT
provide the space for experimentation and the exchange of ideas between the creative, technology and education sectors.

http://www.futurelab.org.uk/resources/publications_reports_articles/vision_magazine/
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