The man who thirsts for education has a host of opportunities at his disposal today; he is spoilt for choice what with the numerous institutions and colleges that

Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities Rethinking Children/Childhood in the 21st Century - 2 day conference - 4th & 5th February 2010  This conference will bring together a wide range of

Do click on to these IU articles. Its rare that you find mainstream tackling positively some of the 'holy cows' that constrain our schooling systems. This is progress

On reading this article I was immediately transported to the visions, writing and practice of our own Philip Toogood. He championed the idea of mini-schooling and wrote a manual

 The New Primary Curriculum and the Cambridge Primary Review London. 26 November 2009, 11am - 1pm. £99 plus VAT **Friends' rate £89.10 plus VAT "call for lessons to begin at

Creating a balance in lifelong learning: The Inquiry into the Future for Lifelong Learning London 26 November 2009, 2pm - 4pm. £99 plus VAT **Friends' rate £89.10 plus VAT Following the

‘Staggering’ Crisis in U.S. Education Found in Study (Update1)  By Molly Peterson Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- More than two-thirds of U.S. teachers disapprove of how their public schools are run

New thinking??  CPE-PEN supports diveristy in education (edversity) but have specific views and the principles and values on which we build alternatives and choice into a personalised educational

Count Every Child - a global birth registration conference on Monday 16 November 2009, Victory Services Club, London. Each year, 51 million children are not registered at birth, directly

PEN Comment: Really radical visions of learning spaces are unlikely while the compulsory schooling model holds court. Visions of alternatives for everybody all of the time, of an

We have been elated and humbled with the initial response to our appeal for survival funds for AERO.  We have now received $7,991 toward our $20,000 goal from

Sir Ken Robinson on Creativity in Our Big Earth Came across this video from Ken Robisnon 'Creativity, Crux of Education state of public education and its future' on the

Resources     Citizenship podcast The first in our second series of podcasts looks at the role of citizenship education and addresses the need to look for greater opportunities to encourage

DONATE YOURSELF TO CHARITY FOR TWO MONTHS AND GET PAID VODAFONE  FOUNDATION GIVES  500 PEOPLE  THE POWER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE TODAY The World of Difference UK programme, delivered by

Indpendent. By Richard Garner, Education Editor. Friday, 16 October 2009 http://tiny.cc/HskIe Teachers should be free from state interference, the report says A devastating attack on what is taught in

Cleveland schools could improve by using studies on how children learn and develop best By Other Voices. October 08, 2009, 4:17AM http://tiny.cc/n9dAT As recent Plain Dealer articles indicate, Cleveland

A new model of learning. By: Staff Writer. 14/10/2009 1:00 AM http://tiny.cc/kN2KR Creative thinking from the University of Winnipeg. The widening of focus here is illustrative ways in

Britain's first LEGO Education Centre opens By Mark Ellis, Education Correspondent 13/10/2009 http://tiny.cc/xJVsT Work is all play  - and play is all work - at a large comprehensive school

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy Dyslexic students need high levels of emotional support and the positive reactions of parents, peers and teachers, in order to prevent their diagnosis

Thanks to Alison Sauer for this link... Part-time pupils: children will not have to attend all their lessons under new government plans  Source: www.dailymail.co.uk The flexi-schooling plan, set to be

Diana Johnson announces a new support package for home educating families 09 October 2009 -More support for home educated children with special educational needs- -Better access to public exams and

Thanks to Alison Sauer for this. ‘More than one way to learn’ : home educated students’ transitions between home and school Jackson, Glenda Mary. Monash University. Faculty of Education.

Centre for Personalised Education - Personalised Education Now - Educational Heretics Press W: https://personalisededucationnow.org.uk  B: http://blog.personalisededucationnow.org.uk/ W: http://edheretics.gn.apc.org/ Invitation to a Book Launch. School of Education, University of

By Bob Herbert Published: September 28, 2009  Charlotte, N.C. A whoop went up in the classroom and the teenagers became giddy when they realized that the man and woman