Mix it up: friends of different ages
We are so used to school, and to children mixing with 30 or so children of the same year group. The difference for home educated
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Inspiration from the Finnish system
by dan
What can we learn from the success of the Finnish school system? Finland, by many measures, is one of the most successful school systems in
Sugata Mitra: School in the Cloud
by dan
Educational researcher Sugata Mitra’s ideas about self-organised education are now known all over the world. In 2013 he was the winner of the TED Prize,
What makes the Finnish school system successful? (Interviews with Pasi Silander)
by dan
Two interviews with Pasi Silander, leading figure in the Finnish education system and author of the book ‘Finnish Lessons 2.0 What can the world learn
School Without Walls, the 2018 version
by dan
The School Without Walls ethos is a child centred approach, with its educational philosophy and methodology firmly rooted in the Reggio Emilia approach. The scheme
RSA: schools link with local community
by dan
RSA wants to link schools with their local community. This is of course an ethos and approach which home educated families very much live “Relationships
HundrED: 100 ideas to make school better
by dan
Schools should be better. Here’s hundreds of ways to make that happen HundrED is an organisation which shares inspiring innovations happening in schools. There’s 100
Learn through video: the Khan Academy
by dan
Free online videos from the Khan Academy can be a valuable tool for students The Khan Academy provides free online tutorials. There are over 42
Self-directed learning at Summerhill
by dan
Self-directed learning institution protected under law after challenging government attempts to close them down Summerhill is the oldest democratic or ‘free’ school, set up in
What if…young people designed their own learning?
by dan
The Australian school system has a lot of the same problems as ours does. And there as well as here, people are calling for change