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  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

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

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

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

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

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

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

22.09.09 A new article entitled Consultation on Definition of Full Time Education Next Year has been posted on the EO Campaign website, http://www.freedomforchildrentogrow.org/update.php. 18.09.2009 A new article entitled Press Release: Report\'s

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

I recently saw this on a staffroom wall - how true. I hoped the staff took his to their hearts. I've come to the frightening conclusion that I am

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" -

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 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

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

 BBC News  Sunday, 6 September 2009 20:21 UK The Tories say ministers have mismanaged the rebuilding scheme  Local authorities have spent £170 million on consultants in a government scheme to

The Washington Times Sunday, September 6, 2009 HOME-SCHOOLING: Natural learning key to success. By Kate Tsubata I naturally am excited to hear of the latest research, commissioned by the Home

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

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 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

The Family Learning Festival is an annual awareness campaign get gets families together in fun, informal learning. Organisations can open their doors to families in Octomily Learber as

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

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

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