Owlbut's World of Learning

Curiosity, Imagination, Creativity

We seek to arouse curiosity, ignite imagination and release creativity. Our School of the Air section is aimed at home educators though it can be used in schools. We concentrate on subjects outside the main ones within the standard school system. We try to reconnect children with the natural world and encourage them to explore outside, something we call our “screen to green” philosophy.

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Overview

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Updated October 2024

Web presence

2014

Established

100K 2024

1

Countries

Other

Target group

Young people learning without the anxiety of being dubbed a failure because they get a bad test or exam result. Young people for whom school is in itself an anxiety, having a chance to have learning material to help them and to help parents of those children who feel under pressure and even inadequate, I had school anxiety. I couldn't attend for a year. I was lucky in how my school helped.

About the innovation

Why did you create this innovation?

I started working in education back in 1982. My first pupils were sixteen year-olds who had left school and couldn't get jobs. They were on the Youth Opportunities Programme (YOP) as it was then called. They kinda told me they were stupid and had failed school. I told them school had failed them and since then I have tried to make leaning fun, infectious and relevant, I.e. learner-led.

What does your innovation look like in practice?

A unique, award-winning, innovative website, available for free and constantly being updated

How has it been spreading?

Word of mouth, social media, many ways

If I want to try it, what should I do?

Go to www.owlbut.co.uk

Implementation steps

Visit our website

Ideally our innovation is non-prescriptive. The target audience can pick from a variety of material or, from January 2025, follow our daily learning videos..