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 […]
Read MoreLife fills us with questions. Each new stage of growing and development changes our thinking from one level to another. Like a character in a […]
Read MoreOne 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 […]
Read MoreA Meaningful Learning Revolution Is On The Horizon… In the UK, the National Curriculum has driven the evolution of learning towards something that can best […]
Read MorePart 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 […]
Read MorePart 1: Montessori in the UK I have so much to talk about. Over the last month [October], I have been involved in so many […]
Read MoreIn the 2022/23 academic year, 28.3% of secondary school pupils were persistently absent. Huge numbers of children are unable to access full time mainstream school […]
Read MoreAbout the Poet Michael Rosen is one of the best-known figures in the children’s book world, he is renowned for his work as a poet, […]
Read MoreWhat young people need It seems to me that the crucial commodity that young people need in order to find and deepen their interests and identity, […]
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 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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