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The Budgeting Process is the driver of outmoded Command and Control Management
Thanks to Gordon Hall for the following item. The schooling system might well learn a few lessons here. In their book “Beyond Budgeting,” Hope and Fraser highlight that our present budgeting process – with its forecasts, leading to monthly budgets, reports […]
Press release: Have your say on the future
New website asks the general public for their views What do you think about the future? For example, do you think that everyone will need to speak a foreign
Times Educational Supplement: Education or schooling?
Below is part of the marketing blurb I was sent for the Times Educational Supplement's new TESconnect site. Initially, my eyes lit up - perfectly peronalised with my
Futurelab – Conference: Challenging Learner Voice: are we really empowering learners?
Futurelab’s conference, this year entitled ‘Challenging Learner Voice: are we really empowering learners?’ will take place on 23 October at Warwick University Conference Park. This one-day conference offers the
Edutopia News 3rd September 2008 – Schools Use Material Rewards as Incentive
Greenbacks for Grades: Schools Use Material Rewards as Incentive. Cash and prizes boost student performance - but is the means worth the ends? by Fran Smith.
Schoolhouse. Learning without Limits. International Conference to Celebrate freedom in Education
Thanks to Gordon Hall for the following conference reminder Schoolhouse. Learning without Limits. International Conference to Celebrate freedom in Education 12th September, Webster Memorial Theatre, Arbroath Might we remind you of
Press Release: Give children a say in their mental health treatment, urges YoungMinds
Children should have a say in their mental health treatment, say 97 % of professionals, parents and young people in a YoungMinds poll - yet feed back from
CfL National Learning Forum. Wellbeing: ‘A contented state of being happy, healthy and prosperous’.
Wellbeing: 'A contented state of being happy, healthy and prosperous'. It's something we all aspire to, but how often do we consider the impact that 'wellbeing' has on people's
School of Everything: August 2008 News
School of Everything continues to go from strength to strength. Please support their network. Here is the August news Hard at work No school holidays at Everything HQ - we're
Edutopia News 20th August 2008 – Corporal Punishment
Edutopia News flags up an article by Ed Stoddard of Reuters: Corporal Punishment Seen Rife in U.S. Schools. More than 200,000 children were hit as punishment in U.S. schools
Edutopia News 20th August 2008 – What’s Next 2008: Ten Predictions for the Future of Public Education
What's Next 2008: Ten Predictions for the Future of Public Education. Edutopia predicts: What's in store for the coming school year. by Jennifer Foote Sweeney.
New study: How Children Learn at Home.
Jessica Shepherd writes (The Guardian, Tuesday August 19 2008) an interesting article referring to a new study 'How Children Learn at Home' by Alan Thomas and Harriet Pattison
Campaign for Learning: Learning to learn training sessions.
A competency curriculum that develops the PLTS - 18 September 2008 in London. http://www.campaign-for-learning.org.uk/cfl/events/ Capturing hearts and minds through implementing SEAL - 17 October 2008 in Northampton.
Journal: ‘Home Education’
The Journal, 'Home Education' is the only independent home education journal aimed at home educators, academics and education professionals alike. With over one third of local authorities subscribing