Early in his career, Hollender founded the Skills Exchange, in Toronto, followed by theNetwork for Learning, in New York City, which was later sold to Warner Publishing, a division of Warner Communications.
"Over the past fourteen months, we have consulted widely and the manifesto is based on what we have learned from the 252 schools in our Learning and Performance Network and the many inspirational teachers introducing Shakespeare to young people, " Jacqui O'Hanlon from the RSC said.