Imagination is the source of every form of human achievement. And it's the one thing that I believe we are systematically jeopardizing in the way we educate our children and ourselves.

Sometimes getting away from school is the best thing that can happen to a great mind.

Transforming education is not easy but the price of failure is more than we can afford, while the benefits of success are more than we can imagine.

Far more than any other power, imagination is what sets human beings apart from every other species on earth.

Finding your element is essential to your wellbeing and ultimate success and, by implication to the health of our organisations and the effectiveness of our educational systems

We need to eliminate the existing hierarchy of subjects. Elevating some disciplines over others only reinforces outmoded assumptions of industrialism and offends the principle of diversity. The arts, sciences, humanities, physical education, languages and maths all have equal and central contributions to make to a student's education.

The first task in teaching for creativity in any field is to encourage people to believe in their creative potential and to nurture the confidence to try.