Now we are (nearly) three

As we come up to the Learning Launchpad’s third birthday, it feels like the right time to reflect on the ups and downs of the past three years and ponder our future. Since partnering with Edge to develop the Learning Launchpad fund, we’ve achieved a whole lot. Many of our investees have secured major commitments [...]

David Lammy launches Fastlaners

David Lammy (Minister of State for Higher Education) announced the official launch of Fastlaners. Fastlaners is an East London-based scheme that was developed by Learning Launchpad’s Zarlasht Halaimzai (now at Studio Schools) to help graduates make the transition into the world of work. It is a crash course on everything from voice training to team [...]

Let a thousand flowers bloom: on parent power and making it easier to set up a school

I read Prospect’s piece on Tory education plans this weekend and it got us thinking about two of the most interesting issues we’ve come across in the debate about reforming education. The first is, how to innovate in schools. As the Studio Schools Trust is being set up, we at the Young Foundation have seen [...]