Parents and the State have an obligation to provide education for all children. To this end, compulsory education has been institutionalised and, depending on the […]
Read MoreSix weeks into lockdown, you might be looking for new inspiration for home-based activities for children and young people. We’ve pulled together 10 blogs and […]
Read MoreUnschooling, in its most basic form, is living a life without school. It challenges us, as adults, to consider what learning looks like without school […]
Read MoreIt is 2 April 2020 and we were in the early stages in England of the coronavirus or Covid-19 crisis. Schools have been closed and […]
Read MoreIntroduction In this essay I will use as my starting point the ‘Manifesto for Change’ elaborated by Robinson et al, 2009. Each of the nine […]
Read MoreSome people have suggested that the only change from Victorian schools to those of today is from black to white – blackboards have changed to […]
Read MoreSince qualifying as a teacher in 1994 I have learnt so much more about how children learn. Out of those 30 six year olds, there […]
Read MoreSuccessive governments, concerned about the underachievement of British children and the detrimental effect of this underachievement on the economy, have been determined to raise academic […]
Read MoreA Review of Recent Research into Children’s Rights Based Education in State Schools in Hampshire, England by Derry Hannam for the Spring 2011 edition of […]
Read MoreThat’s a heck of a question! When you think about it deeply that is, and don’t just accept the conventional answers that education is to […]
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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