Do well in school, go to University, get a degree, get a good job. As Sir Ken Robinson says, this is the story that much of our education system is built on, a story that we have told young people for many years, but one that for many no longer seems to have resonance. So what stories do we tell our young people? Things are moving quickly, but we need models and directions. This interactive session invites you to consider and discuss how we set up education to enable young people to become

We want to pull together the experiences that have most powerfully shaped those attending the festival, so that we can explore how experiences might shape young people today, and how we might start exploring the stories of learning and life that make sense beyond the traditional narrative of school, qualifications and a ‘good job’.Before the session we will be starting the conversation online by asking:

What experience helped you to learn to become who you are today?




Please be aware any responses may be used as part of a public discussion session as part of the festival, or published online as follow up materials. If you would prefer your contribution to remain anonymous then simply leave no personally identifying information.