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The Misuse of Words, by Alexander Khost
A lot of us use inaccurate words when discussing Self-Directed Education. What are more precise words that we can use and why does this matter? […]
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Creating a Global Educational System, by Carmela Fleury
“It’s not the strongest of the species that survives, not the most intelligent, but the one most adaptable to change.” – Quote commonly attributed to […]
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Making Change Stick: A Practical Guide to Implementing School Improvement, by Dr James Mannion
Why do so few school improvement initiatives achieve their stated goals? [The first of two posts on this all-important head-scratcher. You’ll be able to read […]
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How Tutoring can Improve Attitude, Attendance, and Attainment in Young People, by Julia Silver
My son Benjamin struggled with anxiety and depression in Years 10 and 11, and rarely felt able to attend school. He is one of many […]
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Broadening the Scope of a School, by Mary-Ann Ridgway
What if a school were a vibrant hub for change? Change that starts with the inner blossoming of oneself, inspiring further shifts to happen within […]
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Parenting Unscripted – The Art of Raising a Self-Directed Kid, by Jeneen Gacek
Life fills us with questions. Each new stage of growing and development changes our thinking from one level to another. Like a character in a […]
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Shrinking Children, by Sophie B Lovett
One of the main things that often strikes me about the young people who learn and play with us at Maverick Learning Community is how much space […]
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Shiver-Me-Timbers, Time to Cast Off Centralised Curriculum Models. By Julian Barrell.
A Meaningful Learning Revolution Is On The Horizon… In the UK, the National Curriculum has driven the evolution of learning towards something that can best […]
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Irons in the Fire, by Tom Brown
Part 2: Progressive Education I [previously] wrote about the Montessori Landscape in the UK and what I’ve learned so far about the scene [since relocating […]
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Irons in the Fire, by Tom Brown
Part 1: Montessori in the UK I have so much to talk about. Over the last month [October], I have been involved in so many […]
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Democratic Empowerment: How do Students Feel About Their Student Council? By Hope Wilder
What Students Say Matters Most schools do not look like a democratic society at all. Imagine a school where democracy is lived on a daily […]
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Real World Learning: School 21 and XP
Here is a report by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), commissioned by the Edge Foundation (published June 2019), which presents the findings of […]
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Journal of Pedagogy: Home-Based Education
Volume 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 […]
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Evidence Base for Self-Directed Education
By 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 […]
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The Student Experience of Self Managed Learning (SML): Evidence From Research
By Nicola Sankey, March 2008 (with Introduction by Dr. Graham Dawes) [At the time what is now Self Managed Learning College was Called ‘South Downs […]
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Home Education Trends, Preliminary Report
By 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 […]
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Home-Education: Aims, Practices and Outcomes
By 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 […]
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Preventing school exclusion: a case study of a primary aged autistic child with ADHD and a PDA profile
By Catrina Lyle and Heather Leatherland Catrina Lyle is an advisory teacher within the Communication and Interaction team and Heather Leatherland is a mainstream primary […]
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A Summary of Research on Self Managed Learning
The material in this document is just a small snapshot of the extensive evaluations carried out on Self Managed Learning with young people. It includes […]
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Learning from the COVID-19 home-schooling experience: Listening to pupils, parents/carers and teachers
A 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 […]
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Webinar Schedule 2025
Save the dates! Are you thinking about setting up your own school or learning community? Or perhaps you’ve been running for a while but you’re […]
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New Membership Platform for Start-Up Schools and Learning Communities
Setting up a school or learning community is a wonderful, exciting and rewarding adventure, but at times it can feel overwhelming. This is why, in […]
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Your Invitation to Our Free Online Event
From 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. […]
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Five Top Tips to Set Up a School or Learning Community
Inspiration and guidance to pave the way for a new paradigm of education! We are delighted to announce that we have a new resource for […]
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Start-Up Schools & Learning Communities – Webinars to Order
We 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 […]
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Webinars for Start-Up Schools & Learning Communities
Are 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 […]
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Learn How to Set Up a School
If you dream of setting up your own school, to create something outside of the conventional, authoritarian education system, this is your chance to ask […]
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Learn How to Set Up a Learning Community
Announcing 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 […]
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Happy New Year!
Wishing you the best for a happy 2023. May this new year bring much inspiration to us all for reimagining education. 2022 was an exciting […]
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Progressive Education Events Line Up
June 15th, 11am BST – How can educators prepare students for adult life? Live webinar in the Progressive Education Group:- Ortal Green will share with […]
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