Progressive Education
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A hub of inspiration, exploring innovations inside & outside of the conventional school system. Subscribe at http://progressiveeducation.substack.com
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FREE EVENT for all those starting or running their own schools and learning communities: 18-20th November
3-day Facebook challenge & webinar with school founders and a graduate who has received an inspiring unconventional education, and author/investor/entrepreneur @realsimonsquibb.bsky.social
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3-day Facebook challenge & webinar with school founders and a graduate who has received an inspiring unconventional education, and author/investor/entrepreneur @realsimonsquibb.bsky.social
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There's still time to sign up for our webinar tonight at 7.30pm GMT with The Bramblewood Project, which nurtures multiple #consent-based, #SelfDirectedLearning communities for #children who attend alongside, or as an alternative to #mainstream #schooling, in Worcestershire.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM
There's still time to sign up for our webinar tonight at 7.30pm GMT with The Bramblewood Project, which nurtures multiple #consent-based, #SelfDirectedLearning communities for #children who attend alongside, or as an alternative to #mainstream #schooling, in Worcestershire.
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ONE WEEK TO GO!
FREE 3-Day Challenge Event on 18-20 Nov for pioneers starting or running their own #Schools and #LearningCommunities. Celebrating one year of running our #membership for #startups.
Find out more and register at https://educationstartups.org/empower
#ReimagineEducation #Innovation
FREE 3-Day Challenge Event on 18-20 Nov for pioneers starting or running their own #Schools and #LearningCommunities. Celebrating one year of running our #membership for #startups.
Find out more and register at https://educationstartups.org/empower
#ReimagineEducation #Innovation
November 11, 2025 at 12:06 PM
ONE WEEK TO GO!
FREE 3-Day Challenge Event on 18-20 Nov for pioneers starting or running their own #Schools and #LearningCommunities. Celebrating one year of running our #membership for #startups.
Find out more and register at https://educationstartups.org/empower
#ReimagineEducation #Innovation
FREE 3-Day Challenge Event on 18-20 Nov for pioneers starting or running their own #Schools and #LearningCommunities. Celebrating one year of running our #membership for #startups.
Find out more and register at https://educationstartups.org/empower
#ReimagineEducation #Innovation
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Raising Generation Empathy is a landmark conference that together experts and practitioners across sectors disciplines, focused on embedding empathy education at the heart of learning.
Catch Anthony Kessel, author of the Don’t Doubt the Rainbow books, in a thought-provoking panel: buff.ly/q3FWuWO
Catch Anthony Kessel, author of the Don’t Doubt the Rainbow books, in a thought-provoking panel: buff.ly/q3FWuWO
November 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Raising Generation Empathy is a landmark conference that together experts and practitioners across sectors disciplines, focused on embedding empathy education at the heart of learning.
Catch Anthony Kessel, author of the Don’t Doubt the Rainbow books, in a thought-provoking panel: buff.ly/q3FWuWO
Catch Anthony Kessel, author of the Don’t Doubt the Rainbow books, in a thought-provoking panel: buff.ly/q3FWuWO
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And this is why it matters.
November 11, 2025 at 9:05 AM
And this is why it matters.
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Hearing more and more stories of exam centres overwhelmed with private candidates and considering cutting down or stopping their support. In a context of >3% of KS4 children EHE. This is very bad, and no-one is paying any attention.
@johndickenssw.bsky.social @jonsevers.bsky.social @tom-richmond.com
@johndickenssw.bsky.social @jonsevers.bsky.social @tom-richmond.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Hearing more and more stories of exam centres overwhelmed with private candidates and considering cutting down or stopping their support. In a context of >3% of KS4 children EHE. This is very bad, and no-one is paying any attention.
@johndickenssw.bsky.social @jonsevers.bsky.social @tom-richmond.com
@johndickenssw.bsky.social @jonsevers.bsky.social @tom-richmond.com
What’s Your Dream?
Author & entrepreneur
@realsimonsquibb.bsky.social is on a mission to help 10 million people kickstart their businesses.
We are inviting you to share your dream #school with Simon on Thursday 20th November in our FREE webinar for #startup #schools & learning communities.
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Author & entrepreneur
@realsimonsquibb.bsky.social is on a mission to help 10 million people kickstart their businesses.
We are inviting you to share your dream #school with Simon on Thursday 20th November in our FREE webinar for #startup #schools & learning communities.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
What’s Your Dream?
Author & entrepreneur
@realsimonsquibb.bsky.social is on a mission to help 10 million people kickstart their businesses.
We are inviting you to share your dream #school with Simon on Thursday 20th November in our FREE webinar for #startup #schools & learning communities.
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Author & entrepreneur
@realsimonsquibb.bsky.social is on a mission to help 10 million people kickstart their businesses.
We are inviting you to share your dream #school with Simon on Thursday 20th November in our FREE webinar for #startup #schools & learning communities.
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#RicardoSemler's TED talk ''Radical wisdom for a company, a #school, a life" has been watched 27 million times.
For many, it sparked a flame, to create a new educational paradigm, outside of conventional #schooling.
#ReimagineEducation
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For many, it sparked a flame, to create a new educational paradigm, outside of conventional #schooling.
#ReimagineEducation
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November 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
#RicardoSemler's TED talk ''Radical wisdom for a company, a #school, a life" has been watched 27 million times.
For many, it sparked a flame, to create a new educational paradigm, outside of conventional #schooling.
#ReimagineEducation
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For many, it sparked a flame, to create a new educational paradigm, outside of conventional #schooling.
#ReimagineEducation
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Breaking: The government is proposing sweeping reforms to progress 8, the main league table measure for secondary schools, in a bid to boost arts take-up – and will ditch the EBacc from this academic year
https://schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-ignores-francis-review-and-proposes-sweeping-progress-8-reform/
https://schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-ignores-francis-review-and-proposes-sweeping-progress-8-reform/
November 5, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Breaking: The government is proposing sweeping reforms to progress 8, the main league table measure for secondary schools, in a bid to boost arts take-up – and will ditch the EBacc from this academic year
https://schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-ignores-francis-review-and-proposes-sweeping-progress-8-reform/
https://schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-ignores-francis-review-and-proposes-sweeping-progress-8-reform/
One week to go! Webinar for start-up learning communities with The Bramblewood Project on Weds 12th Nov, 7.30pm GMT.
Bramblewood nurtures multiple #consent-based, #SelfDirectedLearning communities in Worcester, England.
https://educationstartups.org/webinar-12-nov-2025
Bramblewood nurtures multiple #consent-based, #SelfDirectedLearning communities in Worcester, England.
https://educationstartups.org/webinar-12-nov-2025
November 5, 2025 at 10:35 AM
One week to go! Webinar for start-up learning communities with The Bramblewood Project on Weds 12th Nov, 7.30pm GMT.
Bramblewood nurtures multiple #consent-based, #SelfDirectedLearning communities in Worcester, England.
https://educationstartups.org/webinar-12-nov-2025
Bramblewood nurtures multiple #consent-based, #SelfDirectedLearning communities in Worcester, England.
https://educationstartups.org/webinar-12-nov-2025
If you're keen to bring about change by running your own #school or #learningcommunity, please join our free event for #startups on 18-20th November:
educationstartups.org/empower
#ReimagineEducation
#TimeForChange
educationstartups.org/empower
#ReimagineEducation
#TimeForChange
November 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
If you're keen to bring about change by running your own #school or #learningcommunity, please join our free event for #startups on 18-20th November:
educationstartups.org/empower
#ReimagineEducation
#TimeForChange
educationstartups.org/empower
#ReimagineEducation
#TimeForChange
PANEL CHANGE!
Unfortunately, Andy Smith from #SpectrumGamingLearningCommunity is no longer able to join our webinar on 20th November. But most excitingly Dr Jo Sweetland co-founder of #StreamsLearningHub (Bristol) is available to join the panel...
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Unfortunately, Andy Smith from #SpectrumGamingLearningCommunity is no longer able to join our webinar on 20th November. But most excitingly Dr Jo Sweetland co-founder of #StreamsLearningHub (Bristol) is available to join the panel...
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October 31, 2025 at 11:07 AM
PANEL CHANGE!
Unfortunately, Andy Smith from #SpectrumGamingLearningCommunity is no longer able to join our webinar on 20th November. But most excitingly Dr Jo Sweetland co-founder of #StreamsLearningHub (Bristol) is available to join the panel...
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Unfortunately, Andy Smith from #SpectrumGamingLearningCommunity is no longer able to join our webinar on 20th November. But most excitingly Dr Jo Sweetland co-founder of #StreamsLearningHub (Bristol) is available to join the panel...
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It's the 5 year book birthday of A Little Guide to Teacher Wellbeing and Self-Care!!!
@thosethatcan and I are super proud of our Little book and thankful to everyone who has bought it for themselves or a friend. 🙏🏽
🛒 amzn.eu/d/aCoKt8g
@thosethatcan and I are super proud of our Little book and thankful to everyone who has bought it for themselves or a friend. 🙏🏽
🛒 amzn.eu/d/aCoKt8g
October 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM
It's the 5 year book birthday of A Little Guide to Teacher Wellbeing and Self-Care!!!
@thosethatcan and I are super proud of our Little book and thankful to everyone who has bought it for themselves or a friend. 🙏🏽
🛒 amzn.eu/d/aCoKt8g
@thosethatcan and I are super proud of our Little book and thankful to everyone who has bought it for themselves or a friend. 🙏🏽
🛒 amzn.eu/d/aCoKt8g
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Pleased to launch Inclusion Essentials Ltd. today as a highly experienced senior leader of 17+ years, providing support to education leaders with all areas of school improvement, particularly to create inclusive schools through work on #SEND, #safeguarding, #equalities and #anti-racist practices.
September 6, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Pleased to launch Inclusion Essentials Ltd. today as a highly experienced senior leader of 17+ years, providing support to education leaders with all areas of school improvement, particularly to create inclusive schools through work on #SEND, #safeguarding, #equalities and #anti-racist practices.
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Young people’s wellbeing is falling, & reading for pleasure is in decline. Empathy Lab's landmark conference, 'Raising Generation Empathy', is tackling it head-on.
Don't miss award-winning author Anthony Kessel on the panel 👉 buff.ly/zlQBcCg
📚 Check out his YA detective series at: buff.ly/qUkaZls
Don't miss award-winning author Anthony Kessel on the panel 👉 buff.ly/zlQBcCg
📚 Check out his YA detective series at: buff.ly/qUkaZls
October 27, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Young people’s wellbeing is falling, & reading for pleasure is in decline. Empathy Lab's landmark conference, 'Raising Generation Empathy', is tackling it head-on.
Don't miss award-winning author Anthony Kessel on the panel 👉 buff.ly/zlQBcCg
📚 Check out his YA detective series at: buff.ly/qUkaZls
Don't miss award-winning author Anthony Kessel on the panel 👉 buff.ly/zlQBcCg
📚 Check out his YA detective series at: buff.ly/qUkaZls
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I'm running a webinar on adaptive teaching on 5th November. Loads of practical advice about inclusive approaches to teaching. Pay what you can to attend. Very grateful for any shares. Thank you! #EduSky
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ultima...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ultima...
The Ultimate Guide to Adaptive Teaching - Webinar with Sue Cowley
Sue Cowley shares ideas about adaptive teaching and offers a range of practical strategies for creating an inclusive classroom
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I'm running a webinar on adaptive teaching on 5th November. Loads of practical advice about inclusive approaches to teaching. Pay what you can to attend. Very grateful for any shares. Thank you! #EduSky
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ultima...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ultima...
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One in 12 secondary pupils put in isolation rooms at least once a week, study finds, often for more than 8 hours.
Children with SEND more than twice as likely to experience “internal exclusion”. www.theguardian.com/educatio...
Warwick Mansell’s view here: warwickmansell.substack.com/...
Children with SEND more than twice as likely to experience “internal exclusion”. www.theguardian.com/educatio...
Warwick Mansell’s view here: warwickmansell.substack.com/...
One in 12 secondary pupils put in isolation rooms at least once a week, study finds
Children with special educational needs more than twice as likely to be put in isolation, say Manchester researchers
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
One in 12 secondary pupils put in isolation rooms at least once a week, study finds, often for more than 8 hours.
Children with SEND more than twice as likely to experience “internal exclusion”. www.theguardian.com/educatio...
Warwick Mansell’s view here: warwickmansell.substack.com/...
Children with SEND more than twice as likely to experience “internal exclusion”. www.theguardian.com/educatio...
Warwick Mansell’s view here: warwickmansell.substack.com/...
“We said, if we were to design a school from scratch, what would it look like? And so we created this #school, which is called #Lumiar!”
Come and meet Lumiar founder #RiicardoSemler in our free #EMPOWER webinar on Thursday 20th November, 7.30pm GMT.
educationstartups.org/empower
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Come and meet Lumiar founder #RiicardoSemler in our free #EMPOWER webinar on Thursday 20th November, 7.30pm GMT.
educationstartups.org/empower
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October 26, 2025 at 8:48 AM
“We said, if we were to design a school from scratch, what would it look like? And so we created this #school, which is called #Lumiar!”
Come and meet Lumiar founder #RiicardoSemler in our free #EMPOWER webinar on Thursday 20th November, 7.30pm GMT.
educationstartups.org/empower
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Come and meet Lumiar founder #RiicardoSemler in our free #EMPOWER webinar on Thursday 20th November, 7.30pm GMT.
educationstartups.org/empower
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❌ Time in controversial isolation rooms negatively impacts some pupils wellbeing, the first major study into internal exclusions has suggested
schoolsweek.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 11:05 PM
❌ Time in controversial isolation rooms negatively impacts some pupils wellbeing, the first major study into internal exclusions has suggested
Join @realsimonsquibb.bsky.social at our free event for #startup #schools and #LearningCommunities on Thursday 20th November, 7.30pm GMT
educationstartups.org/empower
#Empower #WhatsYourDream
educationstartups.org/empower
#Empower #WhatsYourDream
October 23, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Join @realsimonsquibb.bsky.social at our free event for #startup #schools and #LearningCommunities on Thursday 20th November, 7.30pm GMT
educationstartups.org/empower
#Empower #WhatsYourDream
educationstartups.org/empower
#Empower #WhatsYourDream
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Ofsted’s revised framework is harmful, unsafe and unworkable. We're calling on the inspectorate to stop and rethink.
A better way is possible. Other parts of the UK already use more constructive, less damaging approaches to inspection.
Find out more and join our campaign: https://bit.ly/43j0HuC
A better way is possible. Other parts of the UK already use more constructive, less damaging approaches to inspection.
Find out more and join our campaign: https://bit.ly/43j0HuC
October 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Ofsted’s revised framework is harmful, unsafe and unworkable. We're calling on the inspectorate to stop and rethink.
A better way is possible. Other parts of the UK already use more constructive, less damaging approaches to inspection.
Find out more and join our campaign: https://bit.ly/43j0HuC
A better way is possible. Other parts of the UK already use more constructive, less damaging approaches to inspection.
Find out more and join our campaign: https://bit.ly/43j0HuC
URGENT: Part-time Learning Communities Impact Survey
Does your child attend, or do you work at a part-time learning community?
If so, please could you spare a few minutes to complete our survey?
bit.ly/4h2Y9Xp
Does your child attend, or do you work at a part-time learning community?
If so, please could you spare a few minutes to complete our survey?
bit.ly/4h2Y9Xp
October 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM
URGENT: Part-time Learning Communities Impact Survey
Does your child attend, or do you work at a part-time learning community?
If so, please could you spare a few minutes to complete our survey?
bit.ly/4h2Y9Xp
Does your child attend, or do you work at a part-time learning community?
If so, please could you spare a few minutes to complete our survey?
bit.ly/4h2Y9Xp
Our 1st birthday is coming up. And we have organised the free #EMPOWER event with an incredible line-up of speakers to celebrate! Please put 18-20th November in your diary.
For founders of start-up #schools and #LearningCommunities.
educationstartups.org/empower
#21stCenturyEducation #Innovation
For founders of start-up #schools and #LearningCommunities.
educationstartups.org/empower
#21stCenturyEducation #Innovation
October 11, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Our 1st birthday is coming up. And we have organised the free #EMPOWER event with an incredible line-up of speakers to celebrate! Please put 18-20th November in your diary.
For founders of start-up #schools and #LearningCommunities.
educationstartups.org/empower
#21stCenturyEducation #Innovation
For founders of start-up #schools and #LearningCommunities.
educationstartups.org/empower
#21stCenturyEducation #Innovation
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If you're thinking about inclusive approaches, it might be useful to have a few thinking prompts. PDF download, reflections and checklists.
chrischiversthinks.weebly.com/pdfs.html
chrischiversthinks.weebly.com/pdfs.html
July 18, 2025 at 11:11 AM
If you're thinking about inclusive approaches, it might be useful to have a few thinking prompts. PDF download, reflections and checklists.
chrischiversthinks.weebly.com/pdfs.html
chrischiversthinks.weebly.com/pdfs.html
‘A𝘀𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁’ 𝗤&𝗔 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁: 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝟭𝟮𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, 𝟳.𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 𝗚𝗠𝗧
If you've ever been inspired to set up your own #school or #LearningCommunity outside of the conventional #EducationSystem, our webinars give you a chance to meet experts who have been there and done it!
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If you've ever been inspired to set up your own #school or #LearningCommunity outside of the conventional #EducationSystem, our webinars give you a chance to meet experts who have been there and done it!
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October 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
‘A𝘀𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁’ 𝗤&𝗔 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁: 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝟭𝟮𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, 𝟳.𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 𝗚𝗠𝗧
If you've ever been inspired to set up your own #school or #LearningCommunity outside of the conventional #EducationSystem, our webinars give you a chance to meet experts who have been there and done it!
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If you've ever been inspired to set up your own #school or #LearningCommunity outside of the conventional #EducationSystem, our webinars give you a chance to meet experts who have been there and done it!
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This will be great for anyone interested in the future of education.
One week today: the most exciting education event of the year!
At this "unconference" there will be no lengthy presentations, no slides, no being talked at... We will all be together for the whole day, working out how to make things better where we are.
Be there or be 🔲 Link below ⬇️
At this "unconference" there will be no lengthy presentations, no slides, no being talked at... We will all be together for the whole day, working out how to make things better where we are.
Be there or be 🔲 Link below ⬇️
October 6, 2025 at 9:11 AM
This will be great for anyone interested in the future of education.