Report Linking access with ongoing university support
By Alexandra Lyons, 2023
Education and skills
About this theme
This theme covers all aspects of learning and training at all levels, including early years, schools, universities, adult education, apprenticeships and professional development. It is one of the eight universal themes which form our grantmaking framework and allow us to address every aspect of society. Fellows’ stories
Report What the UK education system can learn about creating flourishing learning communities
By Hannah Brownhill, 2020
Report The Role of Play in Estonia and Armenia: Let Children Be Children
By Neil Arora, 2023
Fellows' updates October 2024 Fellows' update: Michael Jones
Michael Jones' (CF 2015) work on climate change in education earned first prize from STEM for his carbon capture lessons. He is also a finalist in the Climate Change Challenge for his lessons on ocean plastics, with the winner to be announced at COP 29 in November.
By Michael Jones, 2024
Blogs & conversations Counting for change on National Poetry Day
"Today is National Poetry Day and the theme for 2024 is ‘Counting’. I am a poet, a Churchill Fellow and I can count to ten." In her poem for National Poetry Day, Hannah Stanislaus shares her journey as a poet and proud Churchill Fellow, celebrating the transformative power of poetry in education. She reflects on her experiences and advocates for poetry to be recognised as a separate subject in schools.
By Hannah Stanislaus, 2024
Fellows' updates October 2024 Fellows' update: Nina Smith
Nina Smith (CF 2023) presented her newly published Churchill Fellowship report exploring school-based suicide prevention strategies at the inaugural 'Let's Talk About Suicide' conference.
By Nina Smith, 2024
Fellows' updates September 2024 Fellows' update: David Stanley
David Stanley (CF 2019) recently returned from Milan, where his Music Man Project Global Ambassadors performed a joint concert with Italian charity Allegro Moderato, marking the first collaboration between two disability music charities and the beginning of an International Alliance of Accessible Music. He is also featured in the book "The Silent Rebellion: Becoming a Modern Leader," and his term as UK Disability and Access Ambassador for Arts and Culture has been extended by six months.
By David Stanley, 2024
Fellows' updates September 2024 Fellows' update: Nicole Devlin
Nicole Devlin (CF 2023) participated as a panelist at the WomenEd Northern Ireland Network's 4th Anniversary Unconference, where she spoke about the Coaching Boys into Men (CBIM) programme and the role schools and communities play in shaping attitudes towards gender and violence.
By Nicole Devlin, 2024
Fellows' updates September 2024 Fellows' update: Jane Pepa
Jane Pepa (CF 2020) was featured in an article by Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) following the publication of her report on trauma-informed practices in schools and public services.
By Jane Pepa, 2024