Dr. Alec Patton, Researcher and Project Coordinator Alec has been a key player in the Learning Futures programme, funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, which aims to get young people engaged actively and positively with their learning, achieving better outcomes and retaining a commitment to learning beyond school. He has written and edited the Learning Futures tools and publications, working closely with High Tech High in San Diego. He has also worked closely with the Learning Futures schools in the UK. Prior to joining the Innovation Unit, Alec worked as a research associate of the Learning, Research, and Teaching Project at the University of Sheffield, as well as founding ‘Teaching the Talk’, an oral history programme for undergraduates run jointly by the University of Sheffield and the British Library.