Fifty people attended a stimulating day in Manchester on September 14. It is our hope that local and regional versions of this necessary debate will take place. As an inspiration to further discussion we attach the presentations  of each of the key speakers.

Bernard Davies, author of “The New Labour Years” and “Youth Work: a manifesto for our times”

From Thatcherism via New Labour to ConDems – so what’s new?

John Schostak, Professor of Education in Education and Social Research Institute Group` The City and Social Justice’, Manchester Metropolitan University

Is the era of publicly provided education coming to an end?

Michael Fielding, Emeritus Professor of Education, Institute of Education, University of London and co-author of a forthcoming book “Radical Education and the Common School: A Democratic Alternative”

Reclaiming radical democratic education

Janet Batsleer,  Head of Youth and Community Work Programmes at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Resources of Hope for Radical Democratic Youth Work: The contributions of feminism.

All these are well worth your time and attention. In addition we hope to have some video footage of the event available in the near future.