Are "transformation" and "innovation" the most misused words in education? This Futurelab handbook for schools, from Dan Sutch, Tim Rudd, Keri Facer, attempts to show them as achievable processes and explores the question: "Why innovate?". Icons for themes that will be of interest to particular groups of learning, like "digital inclusion" and "informal learning" are marked out with icons.

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In a multibillion-pound school building project, how much attention should be spent on settings - the furniture and equipment? More than you might think – it’s what determines the comfort of your learners. And they have a lot to say about it, as the NCSL has discovered.

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Establishing a dialogue with architects is vital if you want the best possible learning environments in your new school. Principal David Turell explains why.

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Robin Hood pupils argue the case for 21st century technology in their learning in a video created by the NCSL BSF/PCP leadership team with pupils and staff at Robin Hood Primary School, Birmingham. It's a presentation designed to be downloaded and shared at school BSF/PCP events.

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