While education and learning continues to struggle to meet personal, family and societal need its so refreshing to read some solid common sense. The world has and is

EO Campaign Website. A new article entitled Field Trips to Look at Innovative Models of Good Practice has been posted on the EO Campaign website, http://www.freedomforchildrentogrow.org/update.php. This includes a

Simon Johnson writing in the Daily Telegraph June 8th about universty students unhappy with the standard of teaching on their courses. We've flagged these kind of issues before.

OpenEye is worth keeping on your horizons - OpenEye May E- Newsletter - Items include Open Letter to the Minister Review or Not? The Graduate Dilemma Special Needs Increase Boys are Different Exemption Refused Children's Centres

A new article entitled 'Independent Schools Are Helping Home Educators With Exams' has been posted on the EO Campaign website,

IDEC 2009 KOREA Managerial Committee B1 1344-1 Seocho-Dong, Seoul, Korea Telephone/Fax: +82 70 7655 6060 Idec2009@gmail.com http://2009.e-idec.org Dear Fellow Students, Educators, Parents, and Scholars,  We would like to invite you to an

A new article entitled Constituency MP Secures Home Education Debate in Commons Tuesday June 9th has been posted on the EO Campaign website,

An interesting article from Life Media E-news June 2009... It Takes a Community to Help Children Learn. Creating a Community Learning Center for Homeschooling Families by Marilyn Firth, Mona

From April 2008 Futurelab started a programme of work - supported by Becta - to contribute to the 'Harnessing Technology: Next Generation Learning 2008-14' strategy launched in July

Moving towards the creation of the Skills Funding Agency 17 June 2009, 2pm - 4pm London £99 plus VAT **Friends' rate £89.10 plus VAT We are delighted that Bobbie McClelland, Deputy Director

The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF) Edutopia E-newsletter 27th May includes  their Digital Generation Project Video. A useful reminder to many that the world of our young people

An Exploration of the work of Noam Chomsky Dr Tony Miller - RGU Monday 1st June. 5.30pm, Bridge View, 1 North Esplanade West, Aberdeen, AB11 5QF Rebel without a Pause This discussion

Barrister Ian Dowty who has been to several meetings with Graham Badman as part of the Government's ongoing Independent Home Education Review has written an article for the

CPE - PEN along with many groups and individuals added their voice to the petition of Roxanne Featherstone (Action for Home Education AHEd http://www.ahed.org.uk/) asking the Prime Minister

Solve IT With Science, the world’s leading authority on speed-reading technology, has launched ReallyEasyReader, with versions available for both executives and students. The

European Family Learning Network Conference ,Delivering a Learning Society 21st - 23rd September 2009, Stratford-upon Avon, UK                                  The European Family Learning Network it holding its fourth European conference and due

Some interesting and relevant items from Futurelab's latest newsletter: Adult Informal Learning This project, also part of the Harnessing Technology work programme, is investigating the role that digital technologies play

While this country treats its children and young people so shoddily (see post below) perhaps politicians could just take some time out from the soundbites and politics and

UK ranked Low in Child Wellbeing - It really doesn't get much worse. How many reports, how much evidence does our government need to redress this scandal? A table

Michael Gove's recent revelation that Conservative education policy would include 'primary academies' was met with fierce opposition from unions and the government. Moreover, academies have been heavily debated

The essential conference for forward-thinking school leaders Achieving educational excellence through creativity and innovation Event: The National Learning Platforms Conference 2009 Date: Wednesday 10th June 2009 Time: 09:00 -16:30. Informal Drinks Reception:

This item caught our eye regarding children / young people and lack of play. It is an issue  regularly aired in the UK. A television documentary is avaiable. Where

Thanks to Michael Foot for this letter sent to Michael Gove MP regarding Conservative Party policy on Primary Schools and academy status  - 28th April 2009 Michael Gove Esq.,