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 gains in improving literacy standards but, as they move toward secondary school […]

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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

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

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

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

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

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

60% Of Managers Believe Gap Years Are Equally As Important As Or More Important Than Degrees When Looking For New Recruits

Press release:

60% Of Managers Believe Gap Years Are Equally As Important As Or More Important Than Degrees When Looking For New Recruits

 Gap

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

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

Guardian: The school I’d like: Are pupils’ dreams being realised?

Ten years ago, Education Guardian held a competition, The School I'd Like, offering children a chance to start setting the agenda for their own education. Did

Nurturing Learning Ecologies, Building Learning Cities

Item from AERO E- News 30.01.2011. We brought Shikshantar http://www.swaraj.org/shikshantar/ to the attention of the CPE-PEN network a number of years ago. It's great to

Schooling The World: The White Man’s Last Burden

Schooling The World: The White Man's Last Burden by lost people films

With thanks to Prof Ian Cunningham Self Managed Learning College

AERO E-News 27.02.11

A Suitable Learning Environment (Article)

Students at a private school help design their curriculums. Scott Waldman, Times Union (January 24th) ALBANY — Greg Henderson wanted

National curriculum review puts emphasis on facts …

National curriculum review puts emphasis on facts ... Michael Gove says an academic education will best equip

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