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Democratic Schools in the UK : United Kingdom

IDEC : International Democratic Education Conference

 

 

There are over 200 places offering democratic education in more than 30 countries, working with over 40,000 students

 

 

 

Democratic school in the UK :    Kilquhanity Childrens Village New details

Address:  Castle Douglas, Galloway, Scotland, DG7 3DB

Contact:   Andrew Pyle

Email:    andrew.pyle@kilquhanity.entadsl.com

Website:    www.kilquhanity-childrens-village.co.uk

Number of Students:    15 day places

Age range: primary

Languages:    English/ Japanese

Principles:    For John Aitkenhead (1910 – 1998), education was the generation of happiness. To achieve this, freedom for children to develop was essential. KCV is a re-opening of Kilquhanity School to continue these values for today’s children.

Democratic school in the UK :    Room 13

Address:  Caol Primary School, Glenkingie Street, Caol, Fort William, PH33 7DP, Uk

Contact:   Managing director

Email:    room.13@hcs.uhi.ac.uk

Website:    www.room13scotland.com

Number of Students:    100 + Age range 7 - 18

Languages:    English

Principles:    To provide a philosophical and moral discipline and training through the visual arts and to maintain a state of intellectual and artistic development across all ages. Room 13 is completely run by the students who use it. The average age of the current management team is ten.

Democratic school in the UK :    Sands School

Address:  48 East Street, Ashburton, Devon TQ13 7AX, UK

Contact:   Nathan Gribble

Email:    enquiry@sandsschool.demon.co.uk Updated details

Telephone:    44 1364 653666

Website:    http://sands-school.co.uk

Number of Students:    60 - 70 Age range 11 - 17

Languages:    English

Principles:    Government by students and staff together, shared responsibility for everything, equality, avoidance of petty rules and punishments, respect, trust and care.

Democratic school in the UK :    South Downs Learning Centre

Address:  31 Harrington Road, Brighton, BN1 6RF, UK

Contact:   Ian Cunningham

Email:    ian@stratdevint.com

Telephone:    44 1273 703691

Website:    www.selfmanagedlearning.org

Number of Students:    7 Age range 12 - 15

Languages:    English

Principles:    No imposed teaching; students decide what they learn, when they learn, where they learn and most fundamentally, why they learn.

Democratic school in the UK :    Summerhill School

Address:  Leiston, Suffolk IP16 4HY, UK

Contact:   Zoe Readhead

Email:    zoe@summerhillschool.co.uk

Telephone:    44 1728 830 540

Website:    www.summerhillschool.co.uk

Number of Students:    70 Age range 6 - 16

Languages:    English, etc.

Principles:    Freedom and self-government.

Democratic school in the UK :   The Family School at Larkhall New details

Address:  Brixton, South London

Contact:   Polly Griffiths or Virginia Carrington

Email:    familyschoolster@googlemail.com

Telephone: 07989 173391

Website:    http://www.familyschool.co.uk

Number of Students/members:    10 plus 20 families in under 4's drop in group

Age range: 4 through 7 expanding to secondary school in future

Languages:    English, with families speaking Italian, German, Portuguese and Dutch

Principles:    A democratic school where children are free to learn in their own way and learning is seen as an exciting part of living.