Summerhill Democratics

Talking about Democratic Education with Leonard and Jason. This podcast goes with the blog on www.summerhilldemocratics.net. We are two ex-Summerhill teachers who help new schools setting up and advise school leaders on democratic processes.

25-2 Design A School Podcast Hidden Curriculum Wk. 5 12/04/2019

25-2 Design A School Podcast Hidden Curriculum Wk. 5 In this podcast we discuss Curriculum Content. We cover the English National Curriculum, Core and Foundation Subjects as well as Freedom, Group Ages, the Timetable, the need for experienced teachers and more. /episode/index/show/summerhilldemocratics/id/12278858

24:2 Design A School Week 11/14/2019

24:2 Design A School Week We discuss the Hidden Curriculum. What is it? In a State School, in a Democratic Free School. Is the Hidden Curriculum positive, negative or both? /episode/index/show/summerhilldemocratics/id/12039236

23:2 Design A School 11/11/2019

23:2 Design A School In this podcast we discuss the importance of balance between the 3 Curriculum Circles of a Democratic Free School? What are the consequences of imbalance ? How can they be avoided? And what does Multiple Entry Points mean? /episode/index/show/summerhilldemocratics/id/11993228

22:2 Design A School Wk 2 10/17/2019

22:2 Design A School Wk 2 We discuss the Three Curriculum Circles of a Democratic Free School. What age groups access each the most? We concentrate on the Clubhouse Age, our Prado school start group. /episode/index/show/summerhilldemocratics/id/11682188

21: 2 Design A School 10/03/2019

21: 2 Design A School In this podcast we ask What is Curriculum? What is a formal curriculum? A Core Curriculum? What is a Reduced formal Curriculum? And a whole lot more. /episode/index/show/summerhilldemocratics/id/11503436

20:2 Design A School 10/03/2019

20:2 Design A School In this podcast we review Selection, discuss the Interview Process, Interview Questions and more. /episode/index/show/summerhilldemocratics/id/11503391

19:2 Design A School 07/31/2019

19:2 Design A School We discuss our Detailed Job Description, wobbles and the central role of the Clubhouse Age in the development of the school. /episode/index/show/summerhilldemocratics/id/10725053

18:2 Design a School 07/09/2019

18:2 Design a School We discuss our Draft Application Form for new teachers and what changes and additions we might need to make before it's finished. /episode/index/show/summerhilldemocratics/id/10456481

17: 2 Design a School 06/21/2019

17: 2 Design a School In this podcast we begin the process of funnelling potential new staff. We discuss the Personal Letter, our Teacher's Wanted page and more. /episode/index/show/summerhilldemocratics/id/10243244

16:2 Design A School 06/05/2019

16:2 Design A School We discuss the Process that we will use to hire teachers for our Democratic free School. Funnels, Trawling, Sieves. /episode/index/show/summerhilldemocratics/id/10062875

15:2 Design A School 05/15/2019

15:2 Design A School What's our Person Specification List? We discuss a range of issues concerning the hiring of teachers for our Democratic Free School. /episode/index/show/summerhilldemocratics/id/9795116

14:2 Design a School 05/03/2019

14:2 Design a School From Greek city states to modern democracies individual freedom takes place within community/ society. It requires structures/institutions/laws to create balance and function successfully. It is not random or whimsical. /episode/index/show/summerhilldemocratics/id/9643634

13:2 Design A School 04/17/2019

13:2 Design A School We discuss our Vision list from Week 3 and review what we've covered in the first 12 weeks. What should the next Themes be? /episode/index/show/summerhilldemocratics/id/9429902

12:2 Design A School 04/08/2019

12:2 Design A School What are some ideas, attitudes and techniques that can be used to change a classroom or school area into your version of Clubhouse Democracy? /episode/index/show/summerhilldemocratics/id/9313241

ClubD4 Behaviour 03/01/2019

ClubD4 Behaviour We discuss how the Clubhouse model changes behaviour and creates Freedom not Licence. Also, children with issues and keeping a healthy community balance. /episode/index/show/summerhilldemocratics/id/8835020

10-2 Design A School 02/19/2019

10-2 Design A School We discuss the concept of Movies in a Clubhouse Democracy environment and how it allows the Clubhouse to function successfully. /episode/index/show/summerhilldemocratics/id/8703209

9:2 Design A School Clubhouse Democracy Week 2 02/13/2019

9:2 Design A School Clubhouse Democracy Week 2 The second of five weeks exploring Clubhouse Democracy. How Leonard Introduced Clubhouse Democracy to Students, Authority Sharing, the importance of Habitat. /episode/index/show/summerhilldemocratics/id/8625347

8:2 Design A School Clubhouse Democracy #1 02/08/2019

8:2 Design A School Clubhouse Democracy #1 We begin a 5 week exploration of Clubhouse Democracy. We talk Transitional Models, Not being Summerhill, and explain the ideas behind Clubhouse Democracy. /episode/index/show/summerhilldemocratics/id/8571335

7-2 Design a School Democratic Meetings Pt 2 01/31/2019

7-2 Design a School Democratic Meetings Pt 2 Leonard and Jason continue to discuss Democratic School Meetings and freedom, age ranges and the reality that democratic meetings are not always perfect. /episode/index/show/summerhilldemocratics/id/8469536

6:2 Design A School Democratic Meetings Pt 1 01/24/2019

6:2 Design A School Democratic Meetings Pt 1 We discuss the details of democratic school meetings and how they must crucially be connected to freedom. /episode/index/show/summerhilldemocratics/id/8383262

5:2 Design A School: Optional Lessons 01/16/2019

5:2 Design A School: Optional Lessons We discuss Optional Lessons. What Contexts and Scaffolding create successful Optional Lessons in a Democratic Free School ? /episode/index/show/summerhilldemocratics/id/8280095

4:2 Design A School : Age Range 11/28/2018

4:2 Design A School : Age Range We discuss what the Age Ranges will be in our school. Is there an essential Age Range? A Lynch pin? /episode/index/show/summerhilldemocratics/id/7719161

3:2 Design A School: Our Vision/Mission Statement 11/21/2018

3:2 Design A School: Our Vision/Mission Statement Jason and Leonard discuss the essentials of a Vision/Mission Statement. If you don't get these right, you could be in trouble. /episode/index/show/summerhilldemocratics/id/7648469

2:2 Design A School The Vision / Mission Statement 11/14/2018

2:2 Design A School The Vision / Mission Statement We discuss Vision/Mission statements. Why they are important. What makes good ones ? How can they go wrong ? Consequences. /episode/index/show/summerhilldemocratics/id/7559348

1-2 Design A School Why ? 11/07/2018

1-2 Design A School Why ? A project to design a democratic free school from the ground up. Join us as we think about the practical issues in designing a well-functioning school /episode/index/show/summerhilldemocratics/id/7411511

Qualities of Teachers- Planning 01/25/2018

Qualities of Teachers- Planning Listen to this! /episode/index/show/summerhilldemocratics/id/6188878

Qualities of Teachers 12/31/2017

Qualities of Teachers Qualities of teachers are important: understanding is one of these qualities. This is as true in the local comprehensive as it is at Summerhill. However, when a school has a unique philosophy the teacher must make an extra effort to understand. This is the first of a series on qualities of teachers in democratic education. In it I want to talk about some of the qualities of understanding that good democratic school teachers should have. /episode/index/show/summerhilldemocratics/id/6102548

Reduced Formal Curriculum Podcast 2 Summerhill Democratics 10/25/2017

Reduced Formal Curriculum Podcast 2 Summerhill Democratics In this Podcast Leonard and Jason talk about the bloated curriculum. Jason starts off talking about his experience at school, which contrasts with the freedom that Summerhill students enjoy. In spite of this bad experience he has some doubts about giving little children the absolute freedom to play- what Leonard calls Deep Play. These issues are dealt with more fully in the accompanying PDF and blog posts. Feel free to comment. /episode/index/show/summerhilldemocratics/id/5877349

Reduced Formal Curriculum Podcast 3 Summerhill Democratics 10/18/2017

Reduced Formal Curriculum Podcast 3 Summerhill Democratics /episode/index/show/summerhilldemocratics/id/5853963

Reduced Formal Curriculum Podcast 1 Summerhill Democratics 10/08/2017

Reduced Formal Curriculum Podcast 1 Summerhill Democratics Definitions of the reduced curriculum. /episode/index/show/summerhilldemocratics/id/5818568

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