Webinar Schedule 2026
Are you thinking about setting up your own school or learning community? Or perhaps you’ve been running for a while but you’re looking to connect with others on a similar journey. This webinar series aims to support you on your path to creating a learning environment where young people can thrive outside of the conventional school system.
These webinars are a collaboration between Progressive Education and Limitless. Each webinar is £20 to attend, or you can join our membership community and access them as part of your membership package.
Sign up here for email reminders about our webinars: EducationStartups.org/email-sign-up
Wednesday 7th January
‘Ask the Expert’ Q&A with Jonny Field, co-founder and head of learning at The Awen Project, a part-time democratic learning community in Wales. 7.30-9.30pm GMT.
£20 or FREE for members. Non-members can register here.
Wednesday 11th February
‘Ask the Expert’ Q&A with Henry Readhead, deputy principal at world famous democratic school, Summerhill (Suffolk, England) and grandson of author, education pioneer and Summerhill founder, A.S. Neill. 7.30-9.30pm GMT.
£20 or FREE for members. Non-members can register here.
Wednesday 11th March
A focus on registration and inspection. With the following three guests (7.30-9.30pm GMT):
Hayley Peacock, founder of Reggio Emilia-inspired, Atelier 21 Future School (West Sussex, England).
Meena Wood, KHDA schools inspector (and former HMI Ofsted inspector) and author of ‘Secondary Curriculum Transformed; Enabling All to Achieve’.
Maz Wilberforce, co-founder of Hawthorn Learning, a part-time learning pod for home educated young people, aged 8-16yrs (New Forest, England).
£20 or FREE for members. Non-members can register here.
Wednesday 6th May
‘Ask the Expert’ Q&A with Anil Sarna, founder and lead teacher at the Hebden Bridge Learning Community (West Yorkshire, England) and the child-centred online school, The Learning Circle. 7.30-9.30pm BST.
£20 or FREE for members. Non-members can register here.
Thursday 11th June
Creating a School or Learning Environment with a Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (CPS) Model, with Kimberly R Hopkins, Director of Learning Resources & Support for Dr. Ross Greene’s non-profit, Lives in the Balance. 7.30-9.30pm BST.
£20 or FREE for members. Non-members can register here.
Thursday 9th July
Building a Positive Team and Culture, with Syd Femtinos, founder of UK Virtual School and leadership coach, Beverley Spencer. 7.30-9.30pm BST.
£20 or FREE for members. Non-members can register here.
Tuesday 11th August
Implications of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026, for learning communities in England and Wales.
In light of the new Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act, which became law in April 2026, we have added this extra webinar to our schedule, to provide an update on where things currently stand. It is free to attend for both members and non-members. 7.30-9.30pm BST.
Non-members can register for free here.
Tuesday 8th September
‘Ask the Expert’ Q&A with TEDx speaker, Ramïn Farhangi. Ramïn is the founder of École Dynamique and the Enfance Libre movement. 7.30-9.30pm BST.
£20 or FREE for members. Non-members can register here.
Wednesday 14th October
‘Ask the Expert’ Q&A with Lea Jovy. Lea is the founder of Mission Equality CIC and co-founder of POP Hove – a 12-week pilot learning hub for teens built on self-direction, real-world competencies, and a fundamental rejection of the idea that young people need to be moulded to fit a system rather than equipped to change it. 7.30-9.30pm BST.
£20 or FREE for members. Registration page for non-members coming soon…
Tuesday 10th November
‘Ask the Expert’ Q&A with Tomis Parker, co-founder of the Agile Learning Centers network and creator of Prism. 7.30-9.30pm GMT.
£20 or FREE for members. Registration page for non-members coming soon…