Education shapes our children’s future. But does our current education system provide our children with the learning environment they need to thrive? Unfortunately, our education […]
Read More”When people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.” Albert Einstein There was a […]
Read MoreWe’re facing a crisis in young people’s mental health. Every day I get emails from several parents, asking if I can help their children. They […]
Read MoreJust a week before writing this piece, the CEO of a major company and I were discussing what the educational world needs to provide for […]
Read MoreAuthors: Max Hope & Sophie Christophy Max Hope, Director of Rewilding Education and advocate of freedom is passionate about rewilding and is excited about how concepts of […]
Read MoreThe desire to play is fundamental to the human condition and is impossible to suppress. Even in the most challenging situations, it will find a way […]
Read MoreHow can we recover respect for human rights in education? There’s a reason for the ambiguity of my title. Too many people seem to ignore, […]
Read MoreWatching our oldest child’s interest in learning slowly disappear and their curiosity and creativity dwindle became the motivator to us choosing to take all three […]
Read MoreIn UNESCO’s Progress Update on the Futures of Education, published in March 2021, UNESCO denied the value of Self-Directed Education and autonomous learning, despite much significant scientific evidence […]
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 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 […]
Read MoreIn UNESCO’s Progress Update on the Futures of Education, published in March 2021, UNESCO denied the value of Self-Directed Education and autonomous learning, despite much significant scientific evidence […]
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