INSSO Conference Pearson, the world’s leading learning company, has come on board as the main sponsor of INSSO’s inaugural conference. Work Global, Act Sectoral takes place at the Royal Society of Arts on 3rd October and includes the GlobalSkills Debate, which also takes place that evening. Operating in 70 countries, Pearson’s education business combines 150... Read on

Event Summary Pearson joins forces with the Expansive Education Network Over 80 people, many from within Pearson, others from across the world of education, made their way to 190 High Holborn on Thursday 8 September 2011 to witness the launch of a new partnership for Pearson as it joined forces with the Expansive Education Network.... Read on

Event Summary This event on Friday 9th September launched a new research project by the PCPL, providing an opportunity to take a step back and consider some of the big, long-term questions surrounding ‘careers services’. What will the pathways to personal success look like in the future? As people make progress in their lives through... Read on

Event Summary The much-delayed Higher Education White Paper came out this month, recommending some major changes to the English system. There were few surprises for those who had followed the debate over the past few months, with a focus on three pillars; more ‘consumer’ choice/power and provider diversity in a new more dynamic HE ‘market‘.... Read on

Event Summary On Wednesday 15 June the Pearson Centre for Policy and Learning held a lively debate on online assessment. Technology is an increasing part of everyday life. Every day students and pupils are using the internet and digital resources to learn in new and different ways. But what does this mean for assessment and... Read on

Event Summary The ‘standing-room-only’ launch event for our publication, ‘Blue Skies: New thinking about the future of higher education’, took place on the morning of 23 May at our 80 Strand Office. Three authors from the publication; Universities Minister David Willetts, Rod Bristow of Pearson and Wendy Piatt of the Russell Group, gave short speeches... Read on

Our new report, ‘Subject to change: should primary schools structure learning around subjects or themes?’, was launched at a lively event in London. Julie McCulloch, Policy Manager at the Pearson Centre for Policy and Learning and author of the report, began by summarising its main findings. We then heard three inspiring presentations from Alison Peacock... Read on

Event Summary The latest Education Bill brings to a head a number of policy developments that have been building up around the school’s system since last Autumn’s White Paper. School budgets, PISA test results, the English Bacc and the review of the National Curriculum have all been announced as part of the build up. The... Read on

Event Summary Due to high demand we are offering a repeat Hot Breakfast Briefing on the Wolf Report ‘The Wolf Report – what does it mean?‘ In her recent Review of Vocational Education, Alison Wolf has set out to design a system that ensures a better fit between the needs of young people and the... Read on