Project-Based Learning in
Schools and Learning Communities
Tuesday 9 September, 7.30-9.30pm BST
Are you thinking about setting up a school or learning community? Or perhaps you run or work at a provision already and are considering what approaches might work best for your learners. This webinar will give you an introduction to Project-Based Learning (PBL).
Please join us to learn from the journey that Pete Hubery took a primary school on when he was Deputy Head between 2016 and 2022. Pete will share with us how he designed, developed and delivered his REAL curriculum, which was based on the principles of project-based learning and sought to challenge, empower and engage young people through authentic, place-based, real-world learning.
About Our Speaker
Pete Hubery has extensive experience as a mainstream classroom teacher and a senior school leader. He trained as a secondary school teacher in 2000 and spent 8 years working in London before moving to Norwich.
In 2014 he made the transition to the primary phase, taking up a deputy head role at a small city junior school. During this time he designed and led the school’s REAL curriculum. Hugely influenced by the work of Ron Berger, Pete worked with the Innovation Unit to design a bespoke curriculum based on the principles of project-based learning that sought to challenge, empower and engage young people through authentic, place-based, real-world learning.
Since leaving mainstream in April 2024, Pete worked at a self-directed learning community before taking up a post as a KS2 teacher at an SEMH (Social Emotional and Mental Health) setting specialising in trauma informed practice.
Pete set up KindEducational in May 2024 and uses his blog - Flourish and Survive - as a ‘sandbox dream space for a future school’, conjuring up a system truly committed to liberating learners and learning.
Event Format, Recording and Ticket Price
This event takes place online via Zoom at 7.30-9.30pm BST on Tuesday 9th September. Pete will give a presentation on PBL, after which we will open it up to questions from the audience.
If you have questions but can't make the date, you are still welcome to register for the event. Simply send your questions through to us at [email protected] and they will get asked in the session on your behalf. The recording will be sent to all registered participants as soon as possible after the live event.
This webinar is £20 for non-members, and FREE for members.
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Note to Members
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About Us
This webinar series is brought to you by Jo Symes at Progressive Education and Alex O’Neill from Limitless. We are education activists who have a shared passion for raising awareness of alternatives to mainstream school.
For the past couple of years Alex and Jo have been creating events and resources for start-ups, in response to the growing number of children and young people leaving mainstream education, and the urgency that parents/carers/educators feel to build new learning environments where young people can thrive.
Introducing Alex O’Neill
Alex is the driving force behind Limitless, an organisation dedicated to igniting social change with a special emphasis on revolutionising the education sector.
Through the Limitless podcast, she shares expert insights and neuroscience tips to empower changemakers to tackle the world's most pressing issues.
Alex is committed to uniting individuals who are driven to advance education and supporting them in overcoming obstacles that stand in their way.
Introducing Jo Symes
Jo is the founder of the social enterprise, Progressive Education. Her website is an inspiration hub for exploring alternatives to conventional schooling and campaigns to bring about change. She is building a global directory of jobs, events and progressive schools and learning communities.
It began with the launch of the Progressive Education Group on Facebook in 2019, which is an international community of over 10k parents/carers, educators, academics, researchers, psychologists, education innovators, changemakers and young people.
