The year is 2035. A group of schoolchildren heads over to the herb garden for lunch and, after the break, teachers beam lessons into headsets worn by students. The wearable tech is able to read body signals to ensure the child is concentrating and can automatically differentiate the lesson according to how their young charge is getting along. It can also ping a full progress assessment to the teacher.
This is one vision of the future of school life, but how likely is it? Over the past five months, the Guardian Teacher Network has been exploring how schools might evolve over the next two decades and beyond. Our journalists have explored a range of topics from whether computers could replace teachers and how some libraries are breaking with tradition, to the rise of outdoor learning and the forest school revolution. One area that provided much food for thought was a feature on the future of school dinners. Journalist Matthew Jenkin looked back at Jamie Oliver’s campaign against Turkey Twizzlers, concluding that the next hot topics include mealtimes and food’s provenance.
We’re now bringing these ideas to life in an exciting exhibition, sponsored by Zurich Municipal, held at our offices in London. The launch is free to attend and, as well as exploring the installation, we’ll be hearing from Liz Sproat, the head of education for Google across Europe, Middle East and Africa.
We’d love for you to join us for a spot of future gazing over drinks and nibbles. Please note that places are limited – you can register your interest on the form below and we’ll let you know if you have been successful as soon as we can.
Essential details:
Date: Wednesday 17 June 2015
Time: 6.30pm to 8.30pm
Location: The Guardian, 90 York Way, London, N1 9GU
Cost: Free
Speakers:
- Charles Leadbeater, author, innovation consultant and education policy advisor
- Margaret Cox OBE, professor of information technology in education, King’s College London
- Tom Sherrington, headteacher, Highbury Grove school
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Liz Sproat, head of education, EMEA, Google
