Futures Thinking

The Thinking Futures Symposium, presented by the Futures Group of The Society of Heads, is your gateway to exploring the challenges and opportunities that will define education in the years to come.

In an ever-changing world, where technology, innovation, and societal shifts reshape the future of work and learning, this symposium offers a platform for educators, leaders, and innovators to come together to engage, collaborate, and reimagine the possibilities for our schools and students.

Join thought leaders, industry experts, and school leaders in a groundbreaking virtual series designed to equip you with insights and strategies for navigating the complexities of tomorrow’s world.

This year’s theme, The Future of Schools, delves into the changing needs of establishments as a community.

NEXT EVENT – 4th November

Our next event will be on the 4th November: Why Harmony and Nature Based Learning is the Future For Schools led by Richard Dunne – Director of the Harmony Project.

Richard Dunne founded The Harmony Project after developing the Harmony approach to learning in his previous role as Headteacher of an Ofsted-graded Outstanding school.

This approach brings together subject-specific skills and knowledge around projects or enquiries of learning that take learning beyond the classroom and apply it to the real world. Each enquiry references a principle of Harmony in Nature – Interdependence, Cycles, Diversity, Adaptation, Health and Oneness. When learners understand these principles of Harmony, they learn what they need to do to live sustainably, too. It is our lack of understanding of these principles that has led us to a place where the future well-being of our planet and its people is now at stake.

Richard now shares this approach across the education sector nationally and globally through presentations, workshops and school support programmes. He has written a teachers’ guide to enable teachers and educators to implement Harmony principles and practices in their education settings. The guide is being promoted as a blueprint for Education for Sustainability with the Department of Education. It has now been translated into nine languages.