by Sir Peter Birkett | Mar 12, 2021 | Education
The Organic Child Throughout history, many great thinkers have explored how to create the optimum conditions within which life skills can be taught to young minds. These have ranged from Rigid (hierarchical and disciplinarian) to Relaxed (self-determined and...
by Sir Peter Birkett | Nov 30, 2020 | Education
Out of the Cloistered Shadows For Centuries education had been the responsibility of priests and monks and not truly respected as a profession in its own right. It wasn’t until the Reformation began in 1517 that teaching was considered worthy of more than just songs...
by Sir Peter Birkett | Nov 20, 2020 | Education, Passion5Excellence
According to the Centre for Social Justice, a gang can be described as ‘a relatively durable, predominantly street-based group of young people who see themselves as a discernible group, engage in a range of criminal activity, identify or lay claim over territory, have...
by Sir Peter Birkett | Nov 18, 2020 | Education
From Emperors to Kings When the Romans finally conquered, built and pounded the streets of Great Britain in their Calcei boots between 43 to 410 AD, this mighty and highly organised military empire held a strong belief in the importance of education, albeit, only for...
