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 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. Registration page for non-members coming soon…
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…