Professor Guy Claxton leads a timely debate on “What’s the Point of School?” Guy’s new book on the subject asks: do the UK’s schools do more harm than good? With their emphasis on regurgitated knowledge and stressful exams, have today’s schools lost sight of what should be their core purpose – to foster and new generation of confident and enthusiastic learners, able to thrive in a swiftly changing world. The book urgently calls upon to politicians and the media to move beyond sterile debates about academies and dumbed-down exams, and offers a practical guide to parents and teachers to rediscovering the heart of education.

Speakers to include: Guy Claxton, Visiting Professor of the Learning Sciences at the University of Bristol Graduate School of Education and Dylan Wiliam, Deputy Director of the Institute of Education, University of London.