Carroll College to overturn 32-year ban on students walking to school
By Jacinta Counihan

A misunderstanding between the Catholic secondary school and the local council led to the three-decade ban.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-29/secondary-students-carroll-college-walk-to-school-ban-overturned/106502988

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Carroll College to overturn 32-year ban on students walking to school

A misunderstanding between the Catholic secondary school and the local council led to the three-decade ban. 

‘I love the four-day week’: south London school part of a quiet revolution: Independent school Liberty Woodland is one of a small number in England experimenting with the timetable

At a small independent school on the fringes of a National Trust park in Morden, south London, a quiet revolution is under way.

Lessons are held in yurt-style tents, or “dens”, dotted around… https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/jan/01/i-love-the-four-day-week-south-london-school-part-of-a-quiet-revolution?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #FourDayWeek #EducationRevolution #MentalHealthInSchools #IndependentSchools #AlternativeEducation

‘I love the four-day week’: south London school part of a quiet revolution

Independent school Liberty Woodland is one of a small number in England experimenting with the timetable

The Guardian
Calls for inclusivity to find a place for children with disabilities in mainstream schools

After Harry Banks suffered a severe brain injury as a baby his parents thought special school would be his only education option. Twelve years later he is flourishing at his local mainstream school.  

ABC News

@wood5y

It sounds like a money-grabbing wheeze to me. In fact it sounds like yet another instance of "Grab all of the money that you can before the country goes down the tubes, chaps!"

In this case, on the parts of the schools. Take the fees years in advance, and also the interest as they wait in the bank.

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