Flexischooling Learning Exchange Sunday 21st April 2013

Flexischooling Learning Exchange Sunday 21st April 2013

Members and the wider network of friends are invited to join us at this event.

CPE-PEN Members – free. Non-members £5 (adults) Children and young people – free.

 Programme

 11.00-11.30. Drinks will be available. – Informal networking – Bookstalls (Educational Heretics Press / Jessica Kingsley). Free past journals from CPE-PEN to attendees.

 11.30-12.00. CPE-PEN and Flexischooling / Flexi-Mark Presentations and National Network of Flexischools Launch (Peter Humphreys / Alison Sauer).

 12.00-12.30. Keynote: Autism and Flexischooling http://www.jkp.com/blog/2012/04/interview-clare-lawrence-autism-and-flexischooling/  (Clare Lawrence)

1230-12.50. Keynote:  The Home Education Centre Chard (Karen Turner) http://www.homeeducationcentre.org.uk/index.html

 1250-1315. Keynote:  Pathways to the Future – further education options and pathways open to home-educated young people. (Zena Hodgson) http://www.homeeducationcentre.org.uk/index.html

 1315-1415. Lunch (Please bring your own) – Informal networking – Bookstalls (Educational Heretics Press / Jessica Kingsley). Free past journals from CPE-PEN to attendees.

 1415-1600. Flexischooling Learning Exchange – a carousel of small groups based around flexischooling themes. Facilitated or self-organized as appropriate. Themes will be decided on the day to meet the needs of attendees. They could include: Flexischooling – The Law; Flexischooling and Autism; Flexischooling – Approaching schools; Flexischooling – How it works for our family etc

 1545-1600. Plenary / Closing Remarks / Thanks (Peter Humphreys / Janet Meighan)

 1600-1630. Drinks – informal networking

 Venue Details – Charnwood College, Loughborough. The Learning Exchange will be held at The Meeting Room in Ferrigan Block, Charnwood College, Thorpe Hill, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 4SQ. http://www.charnwoodcollege.org/contact.php . Please let us know you are planning to attend with your address, telephone and email contact Janet Meighan at edheretics@gn.apc.org / 0115 925 7261. Alternatively, join one of the Flexischooling Facebook groups (1) Flexischooling; (2) Flexischooling Families UK; (3) Flexischooling Practitioners and respond to the event there.