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So today is the Open University's 40th Birthday. Since 1969 over 2 million people have been educated through the OU and it's now the UK's largest university with 200,000 students each year.<>It was also one of the most radical educational ideas of the 20th Century and, although Harold Wilson took t</>... more

by Claire McEneaneyWe are really excited about how things are shaping up for our joint conference with EducationGuardian! We have managed to secure a number of really great speakers and some truly inspiring case studies for the workshops.<>The conference looks at  how and why innovation is imperati</>... more

by Matthew HorneI spent Thursday morning in Downing Street at the launch of Power in People’s Hands: learning from the worlds best public services.The report is a good catalogue of interesting practice from the around the world.<>Most disappointing was their strategy for generating innovation in ou</>... more

by Claire McEneaney More speakers have been added for our Innovation in Education conference, as well as some really exciting case studies. You can view a full list of speakers, as well as the programme as it stands. more

by Matthew HorneDemos have published a report on how government can achieve cost savings and efficiencies in public services.Their argument is that governent should focus on effectiveness (doing better more effective things) and in the long run efficiencies will come.<>I am not convinced of their a</>... more

by Matthew Horne<>Richard Wilkinson argues in this book that inequality in income lies behind most of the social ills in the broken society thesis. Unequal countries (UK, US, Oz, NZ) do much worse on every social problem than more equal countries <>(Nordic countries, Japan, France, Germany). The char</></>... more