Towards an Understanding of the Spirituality of Childhood – Chris Shute

Towards an Understanding of the Spirituality of Childhood I have been a Christian involved with the School Industry long enough to have seen a large variety of approaches to the idea that children have ‘spiritual needs’ which can be adequately […]

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Literacy in the UK: Are children being allowed to fail?

 An exclusive report launched today, 3rd March, entitled “What Kids Are Reading: The Book-Reading Habits of Pupils in British Schools 2011,”  shows that primary schools have made impressive

Futurelab Newsletter Items 25.02.2011

About Explore Explorer toolkits are sets of activities that support teachers and learners in exploring co-development projects. The toolkits are flexible

Petition against school league tables for five year olds – update

Petition against school league tables for five year olds - update Pressure from the parent-initiated petition against school league tables at the end of the Early Years Foundation Stage

IALA News Spring 2011

Some great posts from Wayne Jennings in this Spring's IALA News How To Videos: Extraordinary Resource  

EdVisions Schools have

Survey Highlights The New Reality Of Studying In The U.K.

 Online learning technology is integral in enabling students to fit study around other commitments  AMSTERDAM – February 22 2011 – The student stereotype of party goers that miss lectures

What is the future of Performance Management

What is the future of Performance Management
Monday 7th March 5.30 to 7.30 pm

Monitoring Parents: Science, evidence, experts and the new parenting culture

Monitoring Parents:  Science, evidence, experts and the new parenting culture Conference organised by the new Centre for Parenting Culture Studies at the University of Kent 13th

LibEd News Flash: Ragged University

LibEd News Flash http://www.libed.org.uk

 News Flash

 Alex Dunedin of the Ragged University (www.raggeduniversity.com) will be in London until the end of February, looking for

CfL: Apprenticeships and the road to recovery

Apprenticeships and the road to recovery 23 March 2011, 11am-1pm Campaign for Learning, London Event Information £99+VAT (10% discount for Friends of The Campaign) We are delighted that David Way,

AERO E-News 18.02.2011

RSVP to the 8th annual AERO conference,"Transforming Education & Our World," on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=149040921805523   Registration is now open! Contents: 1) 10 Days Remain: Transforming Education

Una: Building Peaceable Communities: The Power of Early Childhood

 Thursday 12th May 2011 - Saturday 14th May 2011 Building Peaceable Communities: The Power of Early Childhood Venue: Amsterdam, The Netherlands We are delighted to invite you to attend and

OPENEYE FEBRUARY 2011 UPDATE CAMPAIGN MATTERS

OPENEYE FEBRUARY 2011 UPDATE CAMPAIGN MATTERS    The most important item to report is the news that the government has now decided not to go

Should we promote behaviour change or encourage thinking?– Bill Scott

Thanks to Ben Ballin for this link A useful article from Bill Scott's blog is attached: Should we encourage behaviour change or encourage thinking? He has made these arguments before,

Livelab Resources

Our good friend Dr Tim Rudd is growing his new Livelab Organisation. Tim's posted a host of excellent resources already to the Livelab site.www.livelab.org.uk Tim is author

Hollinsclough Primary Flexischool Project

Roland Meighan, Janet Meighan and Peter Humphreys from CPE-PEN, and Gillian Trott from the Self-Managed Learning Centre in Brighton  http://www.college.selfmanagedlearning.org/ paid a visit to Hollinsclough Primary Flexischool

CPE-PEN Learning Exchange / AGM April 2011

  

Loughborough Learning Exchange

Sunday 3rd April 2011 

The next Learning Exchange will be our annual trip to Burleigh Community College, Loughborough. Members and

Conference: CHILDREN AT HOME

CHILDREN AT HOME Friday 18 March 2011, Geffrye Museum, London 9.30-17.30pm  While childhood itself has been the subject of scholarly interest, relatively little has been written on the place of

AERO E-News 08.02.2011

RSVP to the 8th annual AERO conference,"Transforming Education & Our World," on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=149040921805523   Registration is now open!  Contents: 1) Transforming Education & Our World:

How Taking Classes Online Can Help You Personalise Your Education

How Taking Classes Online Can Help You Personalise Your Education By-line: This guest post is contributed by Katheryn Rivas, who writes on the topics of online universities.  She welcomes

CfL: The Education Bill – radical, but how will it work?

The Education Bill - radical, but how will it work?

Press release: The University of Southern Denmark Becomes First Scandinavian University To Go Mobile with Blackboard

The University of Southern Denmark Becomes First Scandinavian University To Go Mobile with Blackboard New App Brings the Academic Experience to Mobile Devices AMSTERDAM – 7 February, 2011 – Blackboard

Independent: Employers want apprentices, not graduates

By Richard Garner, The Independent Education Editor. Monday, 7 February 2011 Thousands of school-leavers may be harming their job prospects by seeking a place at university this summer. Results of

Ingenious techniques for avoiding having to confront Climate Change, including the “Spinach Pie” effect

Published on November 12, 2010, by Ben Brangwyn
This has just come through from George Marshall from

North Ayrshire Council may examine four-day school week

BBC NEWS 6 February 2011 http://tiny.cc/f35yc North Ayrshire Council may examine four-day school week The council may also consider starting primary education a year later, at the age of six

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