Children’s long term well-being depends on being given the time to make sense of their experiences. What will we want to do when finally this […]
Read More[This article was originally published on Age of Awareness which is Medium’s largest publication dedicated to education reform.] Join the #Imlearning movement and showcase kids’ […]
Read MoreOur world needs creative problem solvers. People who know how they learn, how to communicate, and are adept at creative collaboration. But how do we […]
Read MoreNaomi Fisher is a clinical psychologist and author. Her book ‘Changing Our Minds; How Children Can Take Control of Their Own Learning’ is out now, […]
Read More[This article was originally published by Radix whose vision is a sustainable society where all citizens can live securely with dignity, are active participants in […]
Read MoreBy Andrea Hazeldin, Deputy Principal and Head of College, Uckfield Community Technology College, 2013 Introduction The title is taken from a comment made by a […]
Read MoreOpen letter to the Education Select Committee The following letter was sent on 17 December 2020 to the Chair of the Education Select Committee Mr […]
Read MoreThere is no need for a change in current arrangements for home education. The law on the ‘otherwise’ criterion is clear on the right to […]
Read MoreTranscript from Derry Hannam’s talk at the International Democratic Education Conference (IDEC) on 30th October 2020 #WebIDEC2020: I must warn you that although this lecture […]
Read MoreI’ve worked with families that home-school for a variety of reasons. Some enforced and some consciously. Like many things on the edges of a society […]
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 MoreIn the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Staff of 2030: Future-Ready Teaching report Esther Wojcicki advocates “20% time” to introduce self-directed learning into the schedule: “This should […]
Read MoreThese papers are the reports of the first and second stages in the ‘I was a teenage governor’ project, organised by the Institute for Public […]
Read MoreThis study from 2001, by Derry Hannam (a now retired state secondary school teacher, deputy/acting headteacher and Ofsted inspector) evaluates the impact of the student […]
Read MoreThree European organisations advocating human rights and freedom in education – ALLI asbl (Luxemboug), Les Enfants d’Abord (France), and Full Human Rights-Experience Education – as […]
Read MoreCourses/workshops on progressive education coming soon: Please feed back as to what content and format you require. Progressive Education is collaborating with Holistic Learning and […]
Read More“As ministers persist with traditional teaching, including children sitting in rows, independent schools have switched to team and project-based learning. There’s been a huge change […]
Read MoreThis article points out that the transatlantic slave trade and the US civil rights movement are largely the only black history taught in UK schools, […]
Read MoreGuardian columnist, George Monbiot says that now is the time for a Great Reset. “I believe that education should work outwards from our principal challenges […]
Read MoreTen years since Michael Gove’s reforms began, coronavirus shows up their failings, says the Headteachers’ Roundtable – and offers a chance for change. Ros McMullen, […]
Read MoreClinical psychologist, Dr Naomi Fisher with an update to her recent article, as children learn at home during the coronavirus pandemic. “On a global scale, […]
Read More“Views on school refusal depend on beliefs about children and human rights.” Read the full article here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/freedom-learn/202002/school-refusal-crime-mental-disorder-or-human-right Published by: Psychology Today Date: February 2020 […]
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