Where will education go post-lockdown as things return to some kind of normality? Will we return to business as usual or are we starting to see how education and learning could work... more
Richard Dunne
The education work of The Harmony Project is led by Richard Dunne, headteacher, environmentalist and thought leader in education. Richard believes passionately that the best way for children to be motivated in their learning is when it makes sense to them and when they have a key role to play. Through combining core skills to purposeful enquiries of learning, the children start to develop their own vision of how they want to see their world and just as importantly what they can do to make it happen.
As we come to terms with a new way of living during this coronavirus crisis, we are learning to rethink how we live and work, day to day.... more
'If we are to take seriously the idea of a sustainable future, then the current education system is not fit for purpose. This is not to decry the need for high standards and rigour in education. Rather it is a call to re-contextualize learning, to join it up... more
Richard Dunne is Headteacher of a UK state primary school near London which has achieved Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ status, the highest performance level, for the last seven years. Despite this, he believes that the current curriculum is failing our children, both in terms of enabling them to feel a sense... more
'There is now overwhelming evidence that humanity is living beyond its means, consuming and polluting in ways that are exhausting and degrading the natural world and impacting on the lives of the most vulnerable.'
Ashley CofE Primary School is pioneering a curriculum based on Nature's principles of... more
'Our young people need an education that gives them the best opportunities possible to make a success of their lives, to recognise their potential, to live well'
In the introductory section of the Harmony in Education Teachers' Guide, its author Richard Dunne sets out why we need to rethink the... more