Should An Education System Be About Learning How to Conform, Or Learning How To Fly? | The Next Decade "The question 'should an education system be about learning how to conform, or learning how to fly?' is no question worthy of an answer. Where there are those students in our schools who challenge a...

“The question 'should an education system be about learning how to conform, or learning how to fly?' is no question worthy of an answer.”

Read more here 👇💡

The energy at #TheNextDecade was electric!⚡️

A massive thank you to our incredible delegates, partners, and guest speakers who poured their passion into making the event truly magical ✨🪄

The future is bright with the ideas sparked here… 💡🧠

Bring on #TheNextDecade2026 🚀

Photo of Mark Wilson, CEO of Wellspring Trust, opening The Next Decade Conference at the Royal Armouries in Leeds.

Over a thousand educators coming together to think and talk about how our education system has to change to be fit for the next decade.
"We are the people that we've been waiting for"
Massive props to Wellspring Trust for making this happen today.
#TheNextDecade

Here's @hywelroberts.bsky.social & @davewhitaker.bsky.social heading into yesterday's fantastic event #TheNextDecade, with 1100+ ppl turning talking about building relational cultures schools. It turns out kindness & storytelling have great power -- as the 2 of them have been saying for some time!

This is where I am today, with a lot of others!
Many of whom think that methods for getting the best outcomes for kids isn’t by putting them in boxes & making them conform, but by building trust and treating them as individuals.

An overwhelming turnout in Leeds today for @thenextdecadeuk.bsky.social conference and wonderful to bump into colleagues from all over the country. @suzannezeedyk.bsky.social @edfinch.bsky.social @positiveregard.bsky.social

Mark Wilson kicks off #TheNextDecade conference in Leeds this morning

It's showtime 💫

#TheNextDecade2025

To say we are excited is an understatement!

We can't wait to see you tomorrow at The Next Decade. 💫

Interested in inequalities in education and the prospects for young people growing up in the UK?

Come hear from Professor Dorling at The Next Decade conference.

Last few remaining tickets available here: www.thenextdecade.co.uk