![]() ![]() "It's not as if the children are running riot - there are over 200 rules. "But in a pluralistic democracy, there ought to be a place for a school like Summerhill. "We're not saying the school is perfect - for example, we agree with Ofsted that the library provision should be improved, " he said. Ministers have the power to strike a school off this list, making it illegal for it to continue providing lessons for children.īut Prof Cunningham, chair of the Centre for Self-Managed Learning, says the school, which has 59 pupils aged between five and 18, should be allowed to stay open. Head teacher Zoe Readhead, whose father AS Neill founded the school in 1921, says the principle of allowing pupils a free choice over attendance or non-attendance is central to the schools' philosophy.Īlthough Summerhill is a fee-paying independent school, it is required by law to register with the Department for Education. ![]()
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