Blogs
The GCSE Exam Results Scandal
Tens of thousands of young people will get worse results in their exams this summer due to factors beyond their control. The reasons for the award of GCSEs or A Levels (or other qualifications) are not simply down to those factors that are commonly cited... read more »
Explorations in Self Managed eLearning
FROM TEACHING & LEARNING ONLINE - NEW MODEL OF LEARNING FOR A CONNECTED WORLD, VOL 2, EDS SUTTON, B. & BASIEL, A. 2014, ROUTLEDGE. I had thought that I might call this chapter ‘Explorations in the South East’ – but that would have been, perhaps,... read more »
Video - Education to Save the Planet at Summerhill Festival of Childhood
Watch Ian Cunningham's talk on Education to Save the Planet, part of the Summerhill Festival of Childhood. In celebration of Summerhill School’s centenary, the Summerhill Festival of Childhood and IDEC 2021 took place online between the 30th of September and the 5th of October 2021.... read more »
SUBMISSION TO THE EU SURVEY ON CHILDREN’S RIGHTS
We made the strong case that children should have increased rights including the right to choose their own education – as we provide in SML College “Children should have the right to an education of their own choosing. This is the most significant problem at... read more »
Visit to SML College Brighton - Esther Russo
Visit to SML College Brighton FEBRUARY 25, 2020~ TUMWACO As a teacher of formative cycles, during the last years my interest in new approaches to learning processes has grown, especially considering the contexts of my classrooms: lack of motivation, problems with time and goal management, stress,... read more »
Some evidence on schooling problems – a submission to the EU survey on the rights of children.
Ian Cunningham – edited from ‘Self Managed Learning and the New Educational Paradigm’, Routledge, 2020. Abstract This extract from Chapter 6 of the above book provides sufficient evidence to show that the work in developing a New Educational Paradigm is both desirable and highly justified. And... read more »
If it works don’t fix it. Leave Home Education alone as it works. Sort out the problems in schools
There is no need for a change in current arrangements for home education. The law on the ‘otherwise’ criterion is clear on the right to an education that is not in school. Below is some evidence for the need for schools to change, based... read more »
Education in the future. Submission to UNESCO. 2020
UNESCO issued a consultation on Education in the Future. This is our submission to that consultation. Education in the future has to make dramatic changes. It is not fit for purpose. A major error is the notion that education means institutional learning – generally in... read more »
Achieving - what’s it really about
Saturday, 16 November 2019. There were two articles in newspapers about one of the world’s top cricketers, Ben Stokes. One was in the Times newspaper. The other was in the Guardian. It’s interesting that each focused on different aspects of what makes him successful.... read more »
Young people - take charge of your own learning
Coco Kirkland joined Self Managed Learning (SML) College aged 13. She had been constantly in trouble in her mainstream school, because the teachers accused her of just doodling all the time. She was also diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. Having been labelled naughty, just... read more »