Dan’s personality had begun to change after he’d started school. He had often been tired and down-hearted when I’d collected him. I had to take […]
Read MoreTranscript from Derry Hannam’s talk at the online Summerhill Festival of Childhood, October 3rd 2021: My 1999 IDEC [International Democratic Education Conference] talk was given […]
Read MoreLearning that’s lost in school can be found in many ways, if it needs to be found at all. As a homeschooler and author, I […]
Read MoreWhen I first went up to Cambridge University, I didn’t find Europe’s largest library for over six weeks. I never went to a single History […]
Read More[A link to the audio version of this article is found at the end.] If you follow the mainstream education debate as avidly as I […]
Read MoreLisa Carne shares with us a flavour of her book, Natural Curiosity, which is a warm and contemplative insight into her family’s experience of moving […]
Read MoreContext: Since July 2020, Diverse Educators have held a quarterly Diversity Roundtable with national stakeholders invested in, and committed to, a system-wide strategy for collaborating […]
Read More…None appear for ages, then they all come at once! Does this mean that we are looking at a Post-Pandemic Overton Window for our ideas? […]
Read MoreThis article describes my doctoral research into shared decision-making in the classroom and offers hope and encouragement to teachers and school leaders who seek greater […]
Read More“Why are those teachers screaming at those kids?” my son James asked me, with a look of true shock and concern on his face. He […]
Read MoreWhat Students Say Matters Most schools do not look like a democratic society at all. Imagine a school where democracy is lived on a daily […]
Read MoreHere is a report by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), commissioned by the Edge Foundation (published June 2019), which presents the findings of […]
Read MoreVolume 12 (2021): Issue 1 (June 2021), Special Issue: Home-Based Education Volume 12 of the Journal of Pedagogy ran a special on home education. It […]
Read MoreBy Rose Arnold, Suitable-Education.uk, first published October 2021 “Self-directed education is a pedagogy grounded in biology, anthropology, cognitive science, psychology and child development. It is not claimed […]
Read MoreBy Nicola Sankey, March 2008 (with Introduction by Dr. Graham Dawes) [At the time what is now Self Managed Learning College was Called ‘South Downs […]
Read MoreBy Wendy Charles-Warner, EducationOtherwise.org December 2020 This report examines trends in numbers of home educating families in England. The data was obtained by sending freedom […]
Read MoreBy Paula Rothermel, University of Durham, 2002 Abstract This research explores the aims and practices of home-educating families from diverse socio-economic backgrounds. The methodology involves […]
Read MoreBy Catrina Lyle and Heather Leatherland Catrina Lyle is an advisory teacher within the Communication and Interaction team and Heather Leatherland is a mainstream primary […]
Read MoreThe material in this document is just a small snapshot of the extensive evaluations carried out on Self Managed Learning with young people. It includes […]
Read MoreA report by Mari-Ana Jones (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) and Sara Bubb (University College London Institute of Education): “In Spring 2020, schools in […]
Read MoreFrom 18-25th November 2024, in collaboration with Limitless, we are holding the INSPIRE Education Summit to envisage (and help create!) a new paradigm of education. […]
Read MoreInspiration and guidance to pave the way for a new paradigm of education! We are delighted to announce that we have a new resource for […]
Read MoreWe are delighted to announce that our webinars for start-up schools and learning communities are now available to order. We recently teamed up with Limitless to offer two […]
Read MoreAre you thinking about setting up your own school or learning community? Or perhaps you’ve been running for a while but you’re still exploring different […]
Read MoreIf you dream of setting up your own school, to create something outside of the conventional, authoritarian education system, this is your chance to ask […]
Read MoreAnnouncing a New Collaboration… Limitless podcast host, Alex O’Neill and Progressive Education founder, Jo Symes have launched a webinar series for learning community start-ups. This […]
Read MoreJune 15th, 11am BST – How can educators prepare students for adult life? Live webinar in the Progressive Education Group:- Ortal Green will share with […]
Read MoreWe are delighted to be collaborating with Omnis Education to bring you a series of five live webinars in our Progressive Education Group on Facebook. […]
Read MoreWe are excited to announce the launch of Progressive Education Facebook Lives which will be taking place in our Progressive Education Group on Facebook. These […]
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