RSA Animate - Changing Education Paradigms. Sir Ken Robinson dialogue, RSA animation... it works well. Take a view 

This pamphlet (downloadable) from the Innovation Unit is well worth a read for CPE-PEN network members. There are key ideas that we have advocated for decades appearing

On the 22-23rd January Anna Comino-James from the The Potential Trust and Prof Ian Cunningham from the Centre for Self Managed Learning http://www.selfmanagedlearning.org/ faciliated a learning event

Radical Education and the Common School: a Democratic Alternative - an important conference on March 18. We are pleased to announce a day conference to be held at the

Our good friend Dr Tim Rudd left Futurelab at the end of 2010 and has now launched Livelab http://www.livelab.org.uk/index.htm

Livelab: Research, Development and Innovations

It is with great pleasure that we can report that Hollinsclough Primary in rural Stafforshire is developing flexi-time options for its pupils. This project has already received favourable

100 Years War Against Learning Dr. Don Glines has poured his energy, extensive experience and knowledge of research

Towards schools where people matter:a study of the human scale schools project by Judy Harland and Barbara Mason can be downloaded from the website of the

 ARCH – ANOTHER TEN YEARS? ... An appeal from our good friends at ARCH. If you're not aware of their excellent work this an an opportunity to get

We can always rely on Chris for clear thinking. Here he looks at the concept of respect in relation to children and young people. Respect is Due What

With the recession and impending hikes in university fees and costs it perhaps a good time to take stock and look at some other options. Contrary to what many

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

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

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

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

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

Great news ... our very own Roland Meighan has just launched his own website.Its purpose is to make some of Roland's past research and other writings available

Thanks to Gordon Hall of the Deming Learning Network (web sites: www.dln.org.uk & www.learningsociety.org.uk) for the following video link. Can we  bring to your attention an excellent

Race to Nowhere They're all talking about this film in North America. Race to Nowhere is to be released later this year. The website has plenty of information. Just

IALA - International Association of Learning Alternatives Blog Some interesting items on the IALA blog Blueprint School by Wayne Jennings I’ve waited for years for this marvelous book, Lives of Passion,

Whole Education. This is a new Whole Education Alliance, recently set up by the RSA, the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and others to ensure that our schools stop wasting

Some items from AERO's E-newsletter 27.05.2010 College Without High School: A Teenager's Guide to Skipping High School and Going to College (BOOK) By Blake Boles High school can be boring.