Video Section

Do Schools Today Kill Creativity?

Check out this highly entertaining 20-minute speech by Sir Ken Robinson on the importance of creativity in learning:

 

Artistic Capers

If you are old enough to have watched TV in the mid-Seventies, you may remember a fantastically creative and mischievous children's programme called Vision On. Featuring future Dr Who actor Sylvester McCoy and wonderful cartoonist Tony Hart, its unique creativity endeared it to many children and parents.

Below is an episode from 1975, on the theme of weights:

 

 

 

The Learning People: Dyslexia in Adults

This five-minute film, made by our sister organisation The Learning People, examines the finding that up to two million adults are unaware they are dyslexic. It gives an overview of the Davis approach to dyslexia, disputes the traditional view of dyslexia as a disability and celebrates the positive aspects of the dyslexic thinking style.

The film features a testimonial from actress Louise Jameson, perhaps best known as Tom Baker's assistant "Leila" in Dr Who and as Rosa da Marco in East Enders.