Engaging parents is more than just informing them…. Calling Local Authority Advisers! New ‘FaceBook™’- style technology to help secondary schools meet Government targets for parental engagement Event: Local Authority Briefing

Press Release : News from Widgit Software February 2009 AbilityNet is the first organisation to enhance its website with ‘Point’ symbol support from Widgit. The national charity – which

EHP Book Catalogue Educational Heretics Press is the essential read on education. It's also our very own. If you really want to think 'out of the box' and discover

Thanks to David Gribble for the following notifications: LibEd Bulletin http://www.libed.org.uk NEW ARTICLES POSTED, JANUARY, 2009 ACTIVITY-BASED LEARNING IN CHENNAI Amukta Mahapatra An account of what must be the most widespread

The Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families announced that he has commissioned an independent review of home education.  The review will be conducted over the

Educational Heretics Press - 2009 Catalogue ehpcatalog2009 EHP Book Catalogue Educational Heretics Press is the essential read on education. It's also our very own. If you really want

Free service offered to home educators in the Midlands area (see below). We are  able to be very flexible as to the kind of themes we can cover. Best

Our latest journal is out now. Distrubuted free to members Contents include: Two feature articles

• Sci – Fi Nightmare Becomes Reality – Paul    Henderson. Paul invites us to look at the

Adult skills at the crossroads: what's in store for 2009? 16 December 2008, 2pm - 4pm London, £99 plus VAT Following the Queen's speech and with the recent publication of the

The Skills Paradox: Confronting inequality in adult learning 11 December, Demos Demos is launching a new pamphlet confronting inequality in adult learning.  The Skills Paradox warns that Britain faces a

Finding studying for GCSEs a grind? Let GCSEPod take the strain – while you’re on

Ben Ballin responds as a parent to Roland's letter to the Independent and blog piece: http://blog.personalisededucationnow.org.uk/2008/10/02/roland-meighan/ Well said!  I have been having these battles with my children's schools for

AERO New Book: The Self-Organizing Revolution. Common Principles of the Educational Alternatives Movement by Ron Miller. Ron Miller (PH.D) is the editor of Education Revolution Magazine. PEN Comment: we look

Peter Wilby published an article 'Aint Misbehavin' in the Guardian on the 23rd September. http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/sep/23/pupilbehaviour.alansteer Roland Meighan responded with the following (as yet unpublished) letter. Dr Roland Meighan. D.Soc.Sc., Ph.D.,

INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION University of London Faculty of Policy and Society Research Officer Vacancies Salary will be in the range pro rata of £28,997 to £34,624 plus £2,323 London Allowance Job

Sector Compacts: Their Role in the English Skills System. Four sector compacts between DIUS, LSC and Sector Skills Councils were announced in May 2008, and more are expected.

Futurelab’s conference, this year entitled ‘Challenging Learner Voice: are we really empowering learners?’ will take place on 23 October at Warwick University Conference Park. This one-day conference offers the

Greenbacks for Grades: Schools Use Material Rewards as Incentive. Cash and prizes boost student performance - but is the means worth the ends? by Fran Smith.

Thanks to Gordon Hall for the following conference reminder Schoolhouse. Learning without Limits. International Conference to Celebrate freedom in Education 12th September,  Webster Memorial Theatre,  Arbroath   Might we remind you of

Children should have a say in their mental health treatment, say 97 % of professionals, parents and young people in a YoungMinds poll - yet feed back from

School of Everything continues to go from strength to strength. Please support their network. Here is the August news Hard at work No school holidays at Everything HQ - we're

What's Next 2008: Ten Predictions for the Future of Public Education. Edutopia predicts: What's in store for the coming school year. by Jennifer Foote Sweeney.

The Journal, 'Home Education' is the only independent home education journal aimed at home educators, academics and education professionals alike. With over one third of local authorities subscribing

The UK’s largest ever survey of student finance, published today on Push.co.uk reveals that students who started at university last year can expect to owe over £17,500 by