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Alternative Approaches to Education
A guide for parents and teachers

This book is designed to give parents and teachers information on the alternative education options available in the UK. It covers three main areas:

• Outside the state system: small schools; Steiner Waldorf schools, Montessori schools; democratic schools and other schools with alternative philosophies
• Doing it yourself: setting up a small school or learning centre; educating at home; flexible schooling
• Alternatives within the state system: how some state schools are finding different ways of working.

The values, philosophies and methods of each alternative are described, including the first-hand experiences and accounts of children, teachers and parents. There are answers to common questions and useful sources of further information.

This accessible and informative book is the ideal introduction for parents deciding how best to educate their children. It will be of interest to teachers looking to build their knowledge of different education philosophies.

For further information and to purchase the book contact www.routledgefalmer.com

October 2002: 216x138: 192pp Pb: 0-415-24817-5: £14.99

Contents:

Section 1: Alternative Approaches to Education

1. Education: What for?
2. Small schools
3. Steiner Waldorf education
4. Montessori education
5. Democratic schools
6. Other philosophies, other schools

Section 2: Doing it Yourself

7. Setting up a Small School or Learning Centre
8. Educating at Home
9. Flexible Schooling

Section 3: Alternative Approaches in the State System

10. State schools: Alternative ways of working
11. Small is beautiful: Lessons from America
12. Parents as change agents

Pathways to Child Friendly Schools: A guide for parents

This new publication has been written to support parents in becoming actively involved in their child’s education. It is based on the premise that where there is a genuine partnership between parents and schools this brings many benefits, particularly to the children. It will be of interest to parents, teachers, governors and local education authorities.

Contents
Chapter 1 Child friendly schools
Chapter 2 Parent friendly schools
Chapter 3 Existing opportunities for partnership
Chapter 4 Good practice overseas
Chapter 5 Parents’ councils or forums
Chapter 6 Alternatives to mainstream schooling

Price: £7.50 + £1.50 p&p from Human Scale Education.
For further information and to purchase the book contact www.hse.org.uk

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Setting Up a Small School: Information Pack

The number of small, alternative schools and learning centres being set up around the UK is gradually increasing as awareness grow about the need for young people to learn in ways which meet their individual needs.

Human Scale Education has published an information pack on Setting up a Small School to support parents, teachers, home educators and anyone else interested in setting up their own educational project. The pack includes sections on applying for charitable status, finding premises, funding, registration with the DfES, working with parents, finding teachers and other invaluable information to get you started.

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Price £7.50 + £3.50 p&p from Human Scale Education. For further information and to purchase the Information Pack contact www.hse.org.uk

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