In conversation with Zoë Readhead, Principal of Summerhill School, Leiston, Suffolk
Authors
Clifton, GillAffiliation
Clifton Associates, PeterboroughIssue Date
2014-07
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As the UK battles with an ever-changing education landscape in which growth can be seen in the introduction of academies, trust schools, federations, chains of schools and 'free schools', I talk to Zoë Readhead, Principal of what is often called the first democratic, self-governing 'free' school. Whilst the term 'free school' today implies a model that is 'state-funded… set up in response to what people say they want and need in their community to improve education for local children' (www.gov.uk/government/collections/opening-a-free-school#free-school-model-funding-agreements), Summerhill is grounded on Alexander Neill's principle of 'freedom not licence'. This principle extends beyond a notion of self-governance, to that in which the community is wholly democratic, where children learn to be self-confident, tolerant and considerate and are given the space to be themselves (www.summerhillschool.co.uk/an-overview.php).Citation
Clifton, G. (2014) 'In conversation with Zoë Readhead, Principal of Summerhill School, Leiston, Suffolk', Journal of Pedagogic Development, 4 (2), pp.33-42.Publisher
University of BedfordshireJournal
Journal of pedagogic developmentAdditional Links
http://www.beds.ac.uk/jpd/volume-4-issue-2/conversation-zoe-readheadType
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Volume 4Issue 2
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2047-3265Collections
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