Green Party Conference, Education Policy and PEN

With thanks to Hazel Clawley for this post. At its Autumn Conference 2010, the Green Party of England and Wales voted to include in its main policy document, Policies for a Sustainable Society, two new sections proposed by four Trustees […]

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Press release: BETT 2011 visitor registration is now live!

BETT 2011 visitor registration is now live! Visitors can now register for their free pass to attend BETT 2011, the world’s largest technology in education show which

SATS TEST on Educational Ideas for MPs, Teachers and Parents

SATS TEST on Educational Ideas for MPs, Teachers and Parents With thanks to Roland Meighan for this http://www.rolandmeighan.co.uk/ 1. Who said ‘for all children some of the time, and

Swedish style schools??

Backing a loser? “Michael Gove says “No ideology, just doing what actually works”. But he chooses as his model Sweden. Why? … In Finland, school begins at age seven,

IALA: Gardner, Advocate for Educational Pluralism

Gardner, Advocate for Educational Pluralism posted by Wayne Jennings. Howard Gardner, professor of education at Harvard and well known

OpenEye News 15.09.2010

The Child The True Foundation Conference The DVD from the recent OpenEYE conference is now available and can be purchased for £19 inc p&p. It contains three fascinating and

AERO E-News 18.09.2010

Item from AERO E-news Wen says rote learning must go in Chinese schools Chinese schools have to get their students to be creative and think for themselves, Premier Wen

A Centenary – Edmond Holmes: ‘What Is and What Might Be’ and ‘The Tragedy of Education’ Revisited

INVITATION:  A Centenary – Edmond Holmes: ‘What Is and What Might Be’ and ‘The Tragedy of Education’  Revisited The 2011 Summer edition of the Journal of Personalised Education Now

Flotsam and Jetsam: It’s the Company you keep?

It’s the Company you keep? "Firms that specialize in outsourcing education hope to profit from the Tory schools revolution by providing more frontline services, such as shaping

Press release: Fear And Violence Plague Girls In UK Cities Says Report By Children’s Charity

Fear And Violence Plague Girls In UK Cities Says Report By Children’s Charity ALMOST half of all girls living in the UK’s biggest cities feel unsafe walking around their

Press release: The British Library today opens its newly refurbished and expanded Learning Centre

British Library opens £500k Learning Centre www.bl.uk/learning

Ofsted and Special Needs Identification and Support… the wrong argument

Ofsted and Special Needs Identification and Support... the wrong argument Ofsted chief inspector Christine Gilbert said: "With over one in five children of school age in England identified as

Green Party National Conference CPE-PEN input 13.09.2010

Green Party National Conference CPE-PEN input
Monday 13th September. Peter Humphreys, CPE-PEN chair addressed a fringe meeting at this year's Green Party Conference.

Press release: University of Manchester Goes Mobile with Blackboard

University of Manchester Goes Mobile with Blackboard Smartphone Apps Will Drive Student Engagement and Enhance Learning Support AMSTERDAM – 14 September, 2010 – Blackboard Inc.

YoungMinds announces shortlist for book award 14.09.2010

YoungMinds announces shortlist for book award Throughout the summer young people from book groups, and schools have been reviewing books to whittle down a shortlist for the YoungMinds Book

The Culture of Assessment and its Alternatives – Chris Shute

Chris Shute was prompted after reading John Taylor Gatto to hold forth on assessment. He does so in his own inimitable and readable style. This extended article will

TED Talks TED.com week 08.09.2010. Sugata Mitra – Education Scientist

TED Talks TED.com week 08.09.2010. Sugata Mitra - Education Scientist There are some really great inputs on the weekly TED talks. Sugata Mitra's work is quite astonishing in illustrating

Press release: Miss, A Lion Stole My Homework!

Given that schooling is completely comfortable in imposing itself  univited on children and young people during the daytime and then adding to the injustice sets about monopolising their

IALA News Autumn 2010

Some items from IALA (International Association for Learning Alternatives) News Autumn 2010 Linda Hammond-Darling on Choice Alternatives, the National Scene

AERO Education Revolution E-News 01.09.2010

1) Planning to Change the World: A Plan Book for Social Justice Teachers (BOOK) 2) Get all 24 talks

AERO – Education Revolution Newsletter 23.08.2010

1) Progress Report on Fundraising Campaign to Sustain AERO (FUNDRAISER) 2) Become an AERO Distributor! For Individuals & Schools/Organizations

AERO – Education Revolution Newsletter 18.08.2010

1) Progress Report on Fundraising Campaign to Sustain AERO (FUNDRAISER) 2) Update on Online Courses (COURSE) 3)

Press release: NEW STUDENTS SHOULD EXPECT TO OWE NEARLY £25k, PUSH SURVEY REVEALS

NEW STUDENTS SHOULD EXPECT TO OWE NEARLY £25k, PUSH SURVEY REVEALS 13.08.2010 The UK's largest survey of student finance, published today on Push.co.uk, reveals that students who started at

Book: Children Don’t Start Wars by David Gribble

Introduction Children don't Start Wars demonstrates the way our capacity for empathy develops as we grow up and declines as we grow older, and discusses the implications of this

New book (advance notice): Global Pathways to Abolishing Physical Punishment

Realizing Children’s Rights. Joan E. Durrant & Anne B. Smith This book describes the unfolding of a global phenomenon: the legal

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