Schools face a growing challenge: how to provide an education that effectively prepares young people for success in an uncertain and fast-changing world.
It is becoming increasingly clear that the best way to do this is through the active participation and engagement of students in how teaching and learning is delivered. But how do you achieve this?
How do you get students, teaching staff and leaders working together to improve education?
NESTA has worked in partnership with nine academies from the Harris Federation of South London schools to establish the Harris Student Commission on Learning.
The Commission is driven by the belief that radical improvement in young people's learning is only possible when students lead the way and, together with teaching staff, take more responsibility and control over how they learn.
The commission is already having an impact on student engagement, motivation and learning in the participating schools which are all in challenging areas in South London where underachievement has been endemic. Each of the schools' leadership teams are committed not only to supporting the commission as it carries out its work but also taking forward whatever recommendations are made.
By the end of the two years, the intention is that every student and member of staff will have contributed in some way to the commission's work.