PinnedTom BeresfordGoverning for a decade of renewalAhead of the King’s Speech on Wednesday, there’s cautious optimism in the air that Britain’s political establishment has moved beyond the…Jul 16Jul 16
PinnedTom BeresfordA London renewal?London is at a crossroads. Post-Covid, post-Brexit, how can & should our capital change? Some musing from a cautiously optimistic Londoner.Jan 31, 2021Jan 31, 2021
Tom BeresfordHuman-scale at Scale: Micro schools — the new education sandbox?“Schools are too ingrained in the old ways of doing things.”Nov 22, 20162Nov 22, 20162
Tom BeresfordHuman-scale at Scale: leveraging a culture of autonomy and collaboration at High Tech HighFrom working towards scale, to working at scaleNov 18, 2016Nov 18, 2016
Tom BeresfordHuman-scale at Scale: embedding culture by practicing what you preachYou only need to log on to twitter to appreciate the relentless noise that surrounds education today. So much of the polarised landscape is…Oct 24, 2016Oct 24, 2016
Tom BeresfordHuman-scale at Scale: forever a balancing actAs I sit on this CalTrain, rumbling through arguably the most innovative region on the planet, I have a new found respect. Respect for…Oct 17, 2016Oct 17, 2016
Tom BeresfordHuman-scale at Scale: personalisation, but to what end?So far on my tour of innovative, learner-centred schools in the US, I’ve had the pleasure of seeing two different models in action — both…Oct 10, 2016Oct 10, 2016
Tom BeresfordHuman-scale at Scale: spreading new education culturesAs inequality in outcomes persists, employers voice their concerns, and improvement by their own measures stagnates, it has become…Oct 6, 20161Oct 6, 20161
Tom BeresfordSchool places — a pressing need, and a once in a generation opportunity to reimagine schoolLack of school places is a pressing and relentless issue that requires swift and immediate action. Yet it shouldn’t just be a case of more…Jul 4, 2016Jul 4, 2016
Tom BeresfordAn Education Re-imagined. Great! But…how?The education debate is increasingly awash with grand ideas. ‘Let’s rethink education, reimagine school, redefine learning — the ‘new…Jun 3, 2016Jun 3, 2016