IALA - International Association of Learning Alternatives Blog Some interesting items on the IALA blog Blueprint School by Wayne Jennings I’ve waited for years for this marvelous book, Lives of Passion,

Peter Moss Professor of Early Childhood Provision Thomas Coram Research Unit 27-28 Woburn Square London WC1H 0AA peter.moss@ioe.ac.uk I would like to tell you about three new publications on early childhood education and

Wyse Introduces Innovative Computing Concepts for Digital Inclusion with "12 Volt Car Battery-Powered" Thin Client and "Cloud-Connected Classroom on a Bus" for Remote Communities in Africa   Wyse Demonstrates Ultra-low

Whole Education. This is a new Whole Education Alliance, recently set up by the RSA, the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and others to ensure that our schools stop wasting

Some items from AERO's E-newsletter 27.05.2010 College Without High School: A Teenager's Guide to Skipping High School and Going to College (BOOK) By Blake Boles High school can be boring.

John Hamilton lecture GIVEN BY: LAURIE TAYLOR Inaugural lecture of the John Hamilton Lifelong Learning Lectures at the University of Liverpool on the 28th June 2010. 5.30pm, Monday 28 June

Some items from AERO's  May E-news "Democratic Education: Foundations & Principles," a talk by Isaac Graves (VIDEO). The following talk was delivered at Voyagers' Community School's 2nd Annual Education

BESA Research ‘ICT use by primary pupils at school and home’ released Majority of schools agree home internet access and games consoles benefit children’s education Research by the British Educational

Independent: Best of both worlds: The new trend of flexi-schooling. By Helen McNulty. 20th May 2010 Although we'd hardly agree with Helen that this is a new trend Niamh, aged

With thanks to David Gribble for the link to the articles below on Lib-Ed http://www.libed.org.uk/articles.html DIE, DIE, DIE A comment on the case of the teacher who attacked a

Sir Ken communicates ideas very clearly and well. He challenges the obsession with the linear narrative of education. Is he a CPE-PEN member yet?! Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson

1.  Secondary Conference. Making it work ~ creative KS3 curriculum development   Thursday 24th June 2010, The Studio, Birmingham This conference for teachers, school leaders and local authority advisors, will

With thanks to Paul Henderson for flagging up these music links There is a new song with an alternative education slant called ‘Free Range’ which I recorded with some

Internet Explorer launches its State of the Internet Nation findings, revealing the hopes and fears of the first internet generation of 18-25 year old Brits   70 per cent of

The benefits and risks to children’s wellbeing and learning associated with playing computer games have been highlighted as an area for urgent research by the Byron Review. The

LEARNING FORUM LONDON, 5-7 July 2010. The forum will feature two high-profile events: The 8th international ePortfolio conference will address the use of ePortfolio among others in healthcare

Young people tell us the laws they want, with the help of social networking site Radiowaves Bristol Metropolitan Academy students’ proposed law, ‘Young children copy – ban smoking in

A new article entitled DCSF guarantee: LAs can recoup money for college fees 14-16s in AP census January 2011 has been posted on the EO Campaign website,

Report and Video from the 18th Annual International Democratic Education Conference (IDEC); Ash Cloud Grounds Our Flight in England by Jerry Mintz The 18th International Democratic Education Conference was

A Scenario for Change? Thanks to Paul for another thought-provoking contribution. Given the recent attacks on Elective Home Education this is a timely perspective. Government understandings of 'suitable

The OpenEYE 2010 Conference. The 2010 OpenEYE conference is bringing together some really inspiring speakers, all of whom are concerned about policy-making in the early years. Professor Kathy Hirsh-Pasek - Stanley and

Maintaining futures expertise report This report is informed by expert interviews with seven futures practitioners, who agreed to share their views, and by desk research. The report aims to

Latest from IALA http://learningalternatives.net Blueprint School by Wayne Jennings I’ve waited for years for this marvelous book, Lives of Passion, School of Hope: How One Public School Ignites a

Lord Puttnam invites teens to pitch new laws at Parliament Released by Mango Marketing 16.04.2010  With the election currently at the forefront of the media, it is now time