FutureEd 2018 in a nutshell The challenge Adolescence is a major period of change for everyone: physically, physiologically, psychologically and socially and accounts for over half the time young people spend in compulsory education. The summit, held on 7th February 2018, was convened to address the question:
How can we maximise the potential of the adolescent brain?
Themes of the summit Three themes were developed during the day:
1. Engaging with the teenage brain. 2. Motivating young people. 3. Tackling evidence-based change in school.
Key messages Inevitably the summit raised many questions but it also emphasised four important messages: • The importance of lifelong learning
• Adolescence is a crucial stage of development
• There is a need to re-balance the ‘whole school curriculum’, its emphasis and associated pedagogy
• More effective models need to be developed for managing the interfaces between research, policy and practice.
