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 More“I set out to find out more about education where children are active agents. Perhaps the most radical type of all is self-directed education, where […]
Read More“The coronavirus outbreak might help some parents discover better alternatives outside of traditional schooling.” Read the full article here: https://fee.org/articles/coronavirus-reminds-us-what-education-without-schooling-can-look-like/ Published by: Foundation for Economic […]
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