#independentschools — Public Fediverse posts

‘I love the four-day week’: south London school part of a quiet revolution: Independent school Liberty Woodland is one of a small number in England experimenting with the timetable

At a small independent school on the fringes of a National Trust park in Morden, south London, a quiet revolution is under way.

Lessons are held in yurt-style tents, or “dens”, dotted around… https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/jan/01/i-love-the-four-day-week-south-london-school-part-of-a-quiet-revolution?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #FourDayWeek #EducationRevolution #MentalHealthInSchools #IndependentSchools #AlternativeEducation

From: Unofficial ABC News Bot

'Valued': students with disability can thrive in inclusive mainstream classrooms

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-18/children-with-disabilities-in-mainstream-schools/104104660 #LearningDisabilities #IndependentSchools #ReligiousSchools #PublicSchools #Disabilities #Education #Children

In England and Wales, #stateSchools are the state (I.e. taxpayer)-funded schools that Americans call public schools; #publicSchools (a subset of #independentSchools, which is what Americans would call private schools) have large endowments and are funded by private donations and tuition fees. These schools are "public" in that they are, in principle, open to students irrespective of location, religion, or ancestry;

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Boarders desperate to return to school as term wraps with no clear answers School is out for Queensland's 33 independent boarding schools, but an eleventh hour move appears to clear the way for some boarders to return in term three. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-06-19/confusion-remains-for-boarding-school-students/12369268 #IndependentSchools #DistanceEducation #RuralYouth #Education #COVID-19