Democratic education at Sands School   

One of the threats to those offering choice in the educational landscape is the continuing default positions of those in power and those dominant established interests. We see this in

Creativity and Innovation- 99% Inspiration, 1% Perspiration? 07 July 2009, 10am - 4pm (refreshments from 9.30am) Mary Ward House, Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9SN £175 plus VAT **Special Friends' rate of

The ability of technology to connect learners, teachers, mentors and support collaboration grows at pace. If conceived and developed beyond the narrow confines of current schooling, further and higher

Postit Science http://www.positscience.com/ Postit Science Corporation - Brain Fitness News June 2009. Two interesting items from the June e-newsletter A Delicious Defense Against Dementia? Scientists at Duke University have found

CPE/PEN (as Education Now) have been  advocating that Flexischooling is a good idea since at least 1988 (see Flexischooling. Education for tomorrow, starting yesterday by Dr Roland Meighan

Many of you will still be aware that our E-briefing mailings have still not resumed. Unfortunately the mailing software provider - Zoodoka ceased trading and we are looking

PEN Membership renewals are currently being processed. All renewals and new memberships are receiving a complimentary copy of  our partner Educational Heretics Press http://edheretics.gn.apc.org/ publication When Learning Becomes Your

Personalised Education Now Journal 10. Spring-Summer 2009 out now! Our latest journal is out now. Distrubuted free to members Contents include: Feature article Marching to the Beat of a Different Drum

Thanks to Helen Lees for this post. When I discovered the anture of alternative and home education and its difference to mainstream education, I had a sort of moment

Times Online June 24, 2009. Mike Harvey, Technology Correspondent A court has ruled that schoolchildren may rate their teachers online, rejecting the case of a woman who argued that

If you want to hear a horror story it won't get much worse than this from the Indpendent newspaper.. Clare Whipple: Try teaching in Africa – you'll long for Ofsted Thursday

Nearly a million young people not in work or education. Recession is creating record numbers of 'neets', government figures show Anthea Lipsett guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 24 June 2009 09.03 BST

Children as young as four should be given group therapy at school to control their behaviour, according to Ofsted.   By Graeme Paton, Education Editor. Published: 12:01AM BST 24 Jun

Student tuition fees 'should increase', says vice-chancellor. Universities should be allowed to increase the £3,100 cap on tuition fees, according to Professor Paul Wellings, a leading academic, who

'Victorian' primary curriculum ruining children's education, says academic Primary school lessons are being reduced to "the trading of obsolete facts" simply to pass exams, according to Professor Robin Alexander,

Social networks and Internet need to be ‘interwoven together’ – EifEL by Jason Seebaruth The social networks and Internet of tomorrow will mean existing as an ‘internet of subjects’

A new article entitled Roland Meighan Response to Review Report has been posted on the EO Campaign website, http://www.freedomforchildrentogrow.org/update.php. The EO link reads Saturday 20 June Roland Meighan Response to Review

Again our thanks to the  reporter Jason Seebaruth for this item: The National Union of Teachers has called for the Government to end child poverty and Sats testing.   Addressing delegates

Our thanks to the reporter Jason Seebaruth for the following article: Education cannot be run as a business nor be seen as serving the needs of business, according to

Teachers Without Masks: a Sudbury Alternative by Bruce Smith change.org blog Published June 13, 2009 @ 08:04AM PT http://education.change.org/ Interesting article re Sudbury schools and the subject of learner

A new article entitled EO Rejects Calls for Monitoring and Registration has been posted on the EO Campaign website,

Home education clampdown 'an infringement of civil liberties' Parents could be banned from educating children at home in a move branded a "very bad day for civil liberties". The

Graham Badman's report of his independent review of home education has been published today.   Please follow this link to the report, the government's response    http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters/homeeducation/ and this link to the