The Co-operative College and staff from co-operative schools will be running workshops at Whole Education’s one day events in London and Taunton, which introduce school leaders to partner projects that can help enrich their curriculum.
The workshop ‘Co-operative solutions – meeting the needs of schools and communities across the South [...]
The Co-operative College invites you to a free networking event featuring the Pellervo Institute of Finland, a successful consumer co-operative. There will be a panel discussion by members of Pellervo Institute and a space for you to share your views and comments.
Finland is regarded as the world’s most co-operative country. Three quarters of all households [...]
Students from four co-operative schools met banana producer Demetrio Jimenez, from COOBANA co-operative in Panama, during a Fairtrade-themed videoconference.
In recent years, the growth of co-operative schools has shown how co-operative values and principles have been successfully adapted by schools in a variety of areas, from pedagogy to governance. Co-operatives are based upon control by members and co-operative models for trusts and academies have emphasised the role of students, [...]
A new book looking at co-operative values around the world, past, present and future, with input from the Co-operative College, launched in London and Manchester on 12 January.
The British Youth Film Academy’s retelling of the story of the Rochdale Pioneers, currently in production, stars actors John Henshaw and John McArdle.
In his New Years Greeting in the Co-operative News, Co-operative College Principal and Chief Executive Mervyn Wilson calls 2012 International Year of Co-operatives a ‘once in a lifetime chance to mainstream co-operation’ – reflected in the Co-operative College’s strategic plan, which focuses on mainstreaming a co-operative alternative.
Wilson identifies ‘the need for and the availability of [...]
Photos taken in December show how the renovation of the Rochdale Pioneers Museum, Toad Lane, is progressing, in the run up to reopening in spring 2012.
A sixth former at a co-operative school has lobbied the BBC to bring Radio 4 programme ‘Any Questions?’ to her school.
Students from Anglo European School in Willow Green, Essex, which has just become a co-operative Academy, will question a VIP panel about current affairs. Read more about why student Emma Pearce wanted the chance to [...]
Rochdale, home of the Rochdale Pioneers, has been voted the world’s capital of co-operatives at the International Co-operative Alliance’s General Assembly.
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