Empowering Young Children in the Digital Age

We started the term by working in partnership with the Education Policy Institute (EPI) to help launch the OECD’s latest report ‘Empowering Young Children in the Digital Age’.

Given that early childhood settings are the first public spaces where children can get an early understanding of digital technology, it is key to consider how we can implement safe and supportive practices, both to protect young children and give them the skills they need to thrive in the digital world.

In partnership with the EPI, we hosted an event that gave policymakers, school leaders and education stakeholders the opportunity to hear more about the report from Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills at the OECD.  Following the presentation from Andreas, an expert panel including Marianne Betts, Capita Schools; Professor Rose Luckin, UCL Knowledge Lab; Katie Oliver, Ark Start; and Dr Elizabeth Shuey, OECD formed an expert panel to discuss how the report’s policy pointers can be used in the UK context and what we can learn from international comparisons.