‘All Our Futures’ Tenth Anniversary Celebration

21 May 2009

The National Advisory Committee on Creative and Cultural Education, chaired by Sir Ken Robinson, published a report in May 1999 which made recommendations for a wider national strategy for creative and cultural education.*

Ten years on, this is a good opportunity to reflect on the impact of the report on education, discuss how we can build on the successes and debate a strategy to navigate the hurdles faced in the past and those we anticipate needing to overcome in the future.

On Thursday 21st May, a celebration event was held at the Purcell Room in the Southbank Centre to do just that, which a number of prominent people attended including Jeremy Hunt, Lord Smith, and actress Michelle Gayle. Sir Ken Robinson, visionary cultural and creativity expert and original National Advisory Committee member, provided an insightful keynote speech and a range of thoughtful commentary on the topic was provided.

On Friday 22nd May, the activities continued with a media roundtable hosted by The Guardian, which included a range of people such as Professor Phil Redmond CBE and Anna Fazackerley of Policy Exchange and Sir Ken Robinson himself debating the topic "All Our Futures: Creativity, Culture and Education 10 years on".

In addition, we have now launched our new publication ‘Changing Young Lives’, which looks at the impact Creative Partnerships has had in schools over the last few years and its role in addressing the issues outlined in ‘All Our Futures’. This publication is available to be downloaded here.

_{* A copy of the report is available here.}