Antidote - http://www.antidote.org.uk/ If schools are to contribute to increased social mobility, they need to be held accountable for students' achievement outcomes once they leave school, according to

Some items from AERO 2010 AERO Conference Call for Proposals The 7th annual AERO conference is already shaping up to be quite an event with great keynote speakers including Herbert

Whatever view you may have on Waldorf schools and philosophy, like many alternatives there is much for us to learn from. This article from Edutopia E-News is an

Tanya Byron has worked with vulnerable young people for 20 years. TV psychologist Dr Tanya Byron has branded plans to vet people in contact with children 'unbelievably rubbish'.  Read

Childcare help 'could be illegal' Source: news.bbc.co.uk Parents in England who regularly look after friends' children and receive a "reward" for doing so must register as childminders, regulator Ofsted

With grateful thanks to Alison Sauer for these links 1. An Indian scientist talking about the advantages of home education not giving the population a herd mentality "In most cases,

26.09.2009 A new article entitled DCSF Home Education Guidelines 2007 has been posted on the EO Campaign website,

Within the last month the Initiative has issued a Briefing Paper for Parliamentarians on the design faults at the heart of English education. Initially this has gone to

Thanks to Peter van Zuidam for alerting us to this satirical blog - The Dark Lord Badman. The Guide to Home Education.

The exclusive target of the Badman Report is full-time home-based educators.  But since the children of the other families are only in school for aout 200 days, all

Peter Wilby The Guardian, Tuesday 22 September 2009 http://tiny.cc/iv2Zz David Hargreaves has recently finished his work on the curriculum and, if he has his way, secondary schooling could

Fturelab Newsletter 61 - September 2009 http://tiny.cc/503KA Dyslexia, dyspraxia and the dinosaurs. Kim Thomas Jane Scaysbrook tells the story of a nine-year-old girl who has dyscalculia – a learning disability

All good technology should be assistive. Comment by Neil Milliken, Head of Service and Mobile Development at iansyst. “Whenever I ask people what they understand by the term assistive

Sounds like a good idea when first reading the headline. But are Children's Rights really being observed in a 'compulsory', command and control based schooling system. CPE-PEN advocates

AboutMyArea - ‎Sep 19, 2009‎ http://tiny.cc/18Aon Local home educators in Dagenham  reacted angrily to the news that the DCSF has granted Graham Badman extra time (1) to gather

I recently saw this on a staffroom wall - how true. I hoped the staff took his to their hearts. I've come to the frightening conclusion that I am

Young writers and poets from schools and colleges around the UK are being invited to submit a piece of prose, or a poem, for "One & Other" -

Polly Curtis, education editor guardian.co.uk, Monday 7 September 2009 22.35 BST The case for Labour's multimillion-pound academy programme has yet to be proved and in some cases the disruption

BBC News 11:31 GMT, Thursday, 3 September 2009 The right to play is enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Teachers are being urged to make

Which country spends the most on education? Which has the smallest class sizes? Where do you find the highest graduate unemployment rates? These are the latest statistics from

 BBC News  Sunday, 6 September 2009 20:21 UK The Tories say ministers have mismanaged the rebuilding scheme  Local authorities have spent £170 million on consultants in a government scheme to

The Washington Times Sunday, September 6, 2009 HOME-SCHOOLING: Natural learning key to success. By Kate Tsubata I naturally am excited to hear of the latest research, commissioned by the Home

Features | Published in TES Magazine on 4 September, 2009 | By: Nick Morrison Section:Features ..The relationship between state schools and the home education community can be tense, but a

Life Media produce some great materials and resources and we often refer to their work. Currently you can get a free online  sample of their July / August Natural