This morning, just after rush hour, I was on the tube, heading for a meeting in central London. As luck would have it, I was heading south from Kings Cross to Holborn. As we passed through Russell Square station, I glanced at a small group of people on the platform. They were standing still,…
The importance of a volunteering culture – an article for PublicNet
You may have picked up today’s campaign announcement by David Cameron of a proposed National Citizen Service, a two month summer programme for 16-year olds, involving both residential and at-home components. If the Conservative Party were to form the next government, the programme would be delivered by independent charities, social enterprises and businesses. The programme…
Investing in the entrepreneurs of tomorrow – an article for eGov
Education for 21st Century Business – co-written with Sir Stuart Rose for Liberating Learning, a book of essays by teachers, philosophers, historians and chief executives, “putting the state of contemporary education under the spotlight”.
Rather surprised this morning to wake and find myself being likened to Kingsley Amis and being described as an educational reformer. Stuart Rose and I have penned an article for a forthcoming book on education, which also include contributions by AC Grayling and Niall Ferguson. Andrew Roberts predicts that the book will “set the education…
The Benefits of Employee Volunteering – an article for Fresh Business Thinking
Young entrepreneurs need encouragement – Youth TV reports
Business must encourage young people to become entrepreneurs
Doing it for the kids – an article for Startups