Training & Events
We believe training should be practical, model the processes we expect from our learners, and it should be engaging (obviously). We provide training to individual schools and organisations, as well as host open training events for individuals. We also design events and workshops that generate new insights on educational or arts issues. We partner with clients at all stages of the process: from initial identification of the challenge through to final report. Find out more…
Project-Based Learning
We’re advocates for Project-Based Learning in making learning authentic and engaging, and have been privileged to have equipped dozens of schools and colleges, and thousands of educators, with the skills needed to design great projects that create beautiful work. We’ve worked with PBL specialists like High Tech High and the Buck Institute to bring rigour to the planning and management of projects. We also offer ‘surgeries’ to help organisations and teachers improve their designs for learning. Read more…
Consultancy
We advise a host of organisations on how how to make their environments more engaging. Only 30% of students claim to be engaged in their learning, and only 13% of employees around the world say that they’re engaged in their work. We think this is a waste of human potential so we work over longer, or more intensive, periods to make a difference. See how…
Speaking
David speaks at conferences, events and gatherings of educators, students and parents. Since the publication of ‘OPEN’ he has become an in-demand speaker for business events. His presentations are provocative, funny and always tailored to the event’s focus, so no talks are ever the same. To see a selection of topics, clients and extracts click here….