Learning lessons globally

Bedales is highlighted among 30 pioneering schools with distinctive philosophies offering fresh insights on crafting values, vision and ethos in a new book about schools doing things differently around the world by educators David James and Jane Lunnon.

Themes covered by the authors in Schools of Thought include technology, faith, creativity and wellbeing, with "lessons to learn from some of the most innovative schools in each of those areas".

Featuring interviews with school leaders worldwide, including Head of Bedales Will Goldsmith, readers are encouraged to think broadly and deeply about the principles and practices behind education in a changing world.

Responding to a question on the ideal curriculum, Bedales Assessed Courses (BACs) are highlighted together with the school's "work of each for weal of all" ethos, and its academic vision of "creating lifelong learners who desire to know more and remain curious".

For more information and to purchase the book published by Bloomsbury, visit their website here. To read more about Beadles' strategy to create a community of lifelong learners, click here.