Dyslexia, dyspraxia and the dinosaurs.

Fturelab Newsletter 61 – September 2009 http://tiny.cc/503KA Dyslexia, dyspraxia and the dinosaurs. Kim Thomas Jane Scaysbrook tells the story of a nine-year-old girl who has dyscalculia – a learning disability that makes it very hard to remember numbers or to understand […]

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Rochdale Observer: Children’s rights recognised by schools

Sounds like a good idea when first reading the headline. But are Children's Rights really being observed in a 'compulsory', command and control based schooling system. CPE-PEN advocates

Telegraph: Children given police escorts from school

Children as young as five are being given police escorts from school under Government plans to crackdown on bad behaviour, it has emerged.   By Graeme Paton, Telegraph Education Editor.

Home Educators cry “Foul”

AboutMyArea - ‎Sep 19, 2009‎ http://tiny.cc/18Aon Local home educators in Dagenham  reacted angrily to the news that the DCSF has granted Graham Badman extra time (1) to gather

Institute of Education, University of London – Home education: rights, childhood and policy-making

OPEN LECTURE: Home education: rights, childhood and policy-making 6th annual Allan Levy Memorial Lecture Institute of Education, University of London 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H OAL ROOM 801. Thursday, 26th November 2009,

ESRC Seminar Series

ESRC Seminar Series  Rethinking Youth Cultures in the Age of Global Media  Seminar 3: Tuesday 10th November 2009, 11.00 – 5.00 London Knowledge Lab, Institute of Education. 23-29 Emerald Street, London

CfL: The Learning Revolution is here

The Learning Revolution and Learning Revolution Festival is here. The Learning Revolution is the Government's vision for informal adult learning in the 21st Century. The Campaign for Learning is

A Teacher’s Story About Alternative and Unschooling

Video A Teacher's Story About Alternative Education and Unschooling - www.SchooledTheFilm.com Why is education important? The story of a ...

Times Online: Parents protest at Ofsted inspections for children taught at home

Joanna Sugden. September 14th 2009 Thousands of parents are prepared to go to court over plans to limit home schooling, The Times has learnt. Parents whose children are educated at

CfL Conference – Learning to Learn: the voice of the learner

Learning to Learn: the voice of the learner 10 December 2009, 10am - 3pm (refreshments from 9.30am) The Beehive Research Centre, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NE1 7RU £150 plus VAT **Early

BETT Preview – IANSYST – Pan-disability website launch.

Dyslexia expert iansyst Ltd shares expertise across dyspraxia and dyscalculia with launch of pan-disability website  A leading expert in the field of dyslexia for 26 years, specialist assistive technology

OpenEYE newsletter July/August – First parent applies for EYFS exemption

From OpenEYE newsletter Jul/Aug. First parent applies for EYFS exemption. Journalist Frances Laing is the first parent to apply for exemption from the EYFS learning requirements and has a

Garden Organic – Organic Harvest

On October 4th Garden Organic will be hosting an Organic Harvest. This will be a celebration of all the wonderful things people have grown throughout the year. The

Press release: An opportunity for local young writers to take part in live reading from Trafalgar

Young writers and poets from schools and colleges around the UK are being invited to submit a piece of prose, or a poem, for "One & Other" -

Guardian: Academies: 200 and counting, but more doubts raised

Polly Curtis, education editor guardian.co.uk, Monday 7 September 2009 22.35 BST The case for Labour's multimillion-pound academy programme has yet to be proved and in some cases the disruption

BBC News: Make time for play, schools urged

BBC News 11:31 GMT, Thursday, 3 September 2009 The right to play is enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Teachers are being urged to make

Guardian: Education: spending, class sizes, teachers pay and statistics compared by country…

Which country spends the most on education? Which has the smallest class sizes? Where do you find the highest graduate unemployment rates? These are the latest statistics from

TES Magazine: The best of both worlds

Features | Published in TES Magazine on 4 September, 2009 | By: Nick Morrison Section:Features ..The relationship between state schools and the home education community can be tense, but a

New democratic youth organisation formed at HESFES

Thanks to Derry Hannam for alerting us to home-ed young people forming a democratic organisation at HESFES. The Home Educated Youth Council. The HEYC are an independent voice for home

Life Media: Natural Life Magazine offer

Life Media produce some great materials and resources and we often refer to their work. Currently you can get a free online  sample of their July / August Natural

Press release: Schools learn to grow, whilst growing to learn

Green fingered youngsters are learning about the importance of using recycled products whilst gaining national gardening accolades. School garden designs using innovative recycled rubber gardening products have been the

EO Campaign Website additions Aug-Sep

03.09.09 A new article entitled Education Otherwise meeting with DCSF has been posted on the EO Campaign website, http://www.freedomforchildrentogrow.org/update.php 03.09.09 A new article entitled Updated Briefing on the Badman

Futurelab – Call for Ideas

We are seeking ideas about new ways of learning with 'meaningful', mobile or locative games: 'Meaningful games' - games that enable learners to engage with important issues such as

The Washington Times: Home-schooling: Outstanding results on national tests

Home-schooling: Outstanding results on national tests. The Washington Times. By Michael Smith | Sunday, August 30, 2009 Extracts ...there is new research showing that the average home-schooler who takes standardized

15 Predictions for the Library of Tomorrow

OnlineDegreePrograms.org: 15 Predictions for the Library of Tomorrow Thanks to Amber Johnson of Online Degree Programs for alerting us to this article on their site 15 Predictions for the Library

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