Natural partners: Building a comprehensive UK-India knowledge partnership

Natural partners: Building a comprehensive UK-India knowledge partnership Jo Johnson, Shashank Vira, Janet Ilieva, Jonathan Adams, Jonathan Grant The Policy Institute, King’s College London & Harvard Kennedy School (9th December 2021)   Rt Hon Jo Johnson is a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, and President’s Professorial Fellow at King’s College London. Shashank Vira…

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Digital Skills: Increasing Teachers’ Digital Literacy

The Digital Education Futures Initiative, Cambridge (DEFI) and the Cambridge Partnership for Education joined to present digital literacy research.   As education systems and ministries worldwide continue to adapt to the pandemic and its aftermath, it’s clear that digital educational technology (EdTech) is now embedded in mainstream education. This highlights the need for teachers to…

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A Design-led Liberal Arts Curriculum

A Design-led Liberal Arts Curriculum

There is much interest (and some confusion!) in a modern liberal arts curriculum at education institutions. At its core, a liberal arts education aims to develop well-rounded individuals with knowledge of a wide range of subjects, and with an understanding of a range of transferable skills. The interconnected world and the need for lifelong learning…

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Tackling Bullying at the School

Tackling Bullying at the School

Being victimised by school bullies is a frightening experience for any child at any age, and frustrating for any parent. Ignoring a bully is never the answer: the faster one acts, the better the chances of controlling the bully’s behaviour. Bullying in schools is a worldwide problem that can have negative consequences for the general…

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Education 2019

Education in 2019

Although the new academic year is still a few months away, as 2019 rolls in, we at The Hearth have compiled a list of areas for educators – in schools and otherwise – to keep their eyes on. Environment At the recent COP24 summit, world leaders spent an inordinate amount of time debating whether to…

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