Posts tagged democratic education
Back to school!
Back to school!

Hearing the excited voices of my own children who attend The New School and other children on the first day of the new school year, it filled my heart with joy.  This is what learning should be about and this is what I believe the experience of education should be. 

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Webinar: Persona Education - Life Skills & Wellbeing CoP Webinar with Lucy Stephens
Webinar: Persona Education - Life Skills & Wellbeing CoP Webinar with Lucy Stephens

Watch this webinar with our Founder/Director Lucy Stephens, where she discusses how we’re ‘doing education differently’ at our school.

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The New School's first art exhibition
The New School's first art exhibition

his last half-term we have been exploring Colour theory across all the different classes at the school: from mixing colours, understanding shades, tints and warm & cold colours. The artwork that has been produced will be exhibited for parents in mid-December.

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Xmas Party Heroes collaboration
Xmas Party Heroes collaboration

Has covid cancelled your Christmas party? Xmas Party Heroes has been created to help businesses donate their unused Christmas party budget to their favourite charities, and we’re one of the chosen charities on the platform!

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Fresh from the kitchen
Fresh from the kitchen

Jehn, one of our fantastic chefs, explains here how things work in the kitchen here at The New School. We do things a little differently, of course, and with nutrition playing such a huge part of mental and physical wellbeing, it’s very important to us.

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Hope 2020 Damilola Taylor Campaign
Hope 2020 Damilola Taylor Campaign

The New School has joined together with the Rio Ferdinand Foundation for the Hope 2020 campaign, which is inspired by the life of Damilola Taylor who was murdered in South London. The 20th anniversary campaign is dedicated to hearing from young people about their aspirational stories of ambition and hope for themselves and the future.

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Losing Control 'Open House' featuring The New School Founder Lucy Stephens
Losing Control 'Open House' featuring The New School Founder Lucy Stephens

Lucy Stephens, Founder of The New School, will feature in the September edition of ‘Open House’ by peer-led network Losing Control. The session will focus on the topic of co-production and Lucy will discuss The New School’s democratic approach. Session runs from 3pm-5pm on 29th September 2020.

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'Fear of failure' giving UK children lowest happiness levels in Europe
'Fear of failure' giving UK children lowest happiness levels in Europe

Children in the UK have the lowest levels of life satisfaction across Europe, with “a particularly British fear of failure” partly to blame, according to a major report into childhood happiness.

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'Tone-deaf' ministers reject BAME review of English curriculum
'Tone-deaf' ministers reject BAME review of English curriculum

To not think it’s necessary to include BAME history in the UK curriculum because ‘a broad curriculum can include the voices and experiences of BAME people’ highlights the government’s lack of understanding.

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6 positive ways coronavirus can change education
6 positive ways coronavirus can change education

The more questions we ask of schools in terms of what they are doing for pastoral support, social and emotional skills development and giving our children a voice in their learning, the more schools will have to change.

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When the Covid-19 crisis finally ends, schools must never return to normal
When the Covid-19 crisis finally ends, schools must never return to normal

We recognise the necessity for education to break free of its current shackles to high-stake testing that create mental health problems, perpetuate disadvantage, leave young people feeling a failure and create educational disengagement.

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