What we do

What is it that Whole Education does?

 

Our main focus is on helping schools to provide young people with a 'whole education'.


We are in a time of radical change in the structures of education in this country. While there is much contention about these changes, we hold government to their word about giving schools more freedoms. Our chair John Dunford's mantra is for schools to '"stop looking up to government and start looking out to the innovative practice across the country". This is exactly what we help schools to do.


We believe now is a great opportunity for schools to reclaim the curriculum. Schools leaders understand better than anyone what is best for your young people. We help schools to develop a broad and balanced curriculum that meets the needs of young people and your community.


We start by helping you to learn from others - there are lots of fantastic schools out there who are already providing a 'whole education'. Many of them work with our growing list of partner organisations.


Through the Whole Education Network we help schools to learn from each other and from our partners. Many of our partner projects and resources are free to schools. We host various events across the country to support that networking, knowledge sharing and continuing professional development for school leaders and teachers. These include our annual conference, regional conferences and school hosted events. School based events provide schools an opportunity to learn from schools who are at an advanced stage of providing a whole education as well as to network with other schools and partner organisations. If your schools is interested in hosting or attending an event please email us. Due to generous support of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, the network is free to join. If you are interested to find our more, please get in touch.


In addition to actively working with schools we work in other ways to pursue our mission of ensuring all young people have access to a 'whole education'. For example:


  • we seek to develop an awareness and understanding of the need for Whole Education and to promote its values
  • we work to increase the engagement and support from individuals and organisation across society for Whole Education
  • we strive to enable necessary changes in education policy to support those who would like to provide young people with a whole education

 

Contact
elizabeth@wholeeducation.org
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Telephone
020 7250 8054