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Montessori pupils 'are being given a better start in life'

Test-free system 'gives children a better start in life'
By Alexandra Frean

Pupils who learn at their own pace in Montessori schools may have an advantage over those in traditional classrooms

..........The research was originally published in the American journal Science.

Cult of the individual

Marlene Barron shows why Maria Montessori's ideas are just right for these days of "personalised learning"

Learning the Montessori way

In the early part of the 20th Century, an Italian doctor called Maria Montessori developed a new approach to teaching, where children took responsibility for their own learning.

In a Montessori classroom, children work largely on their own with special equipment designed to develop their sensory, numeric, language and practical skills.

Montessori hope of joining the state sector opposed


The first Montessori school to want to join the state sector has run into opposition because of fears that it would be too popular with parents.

Gorton Mount news coverage


Montessori to the Rescue: Struggling school tries Montessori teaching

Stebbing is Second State School to go Montessori

Montessori brings calm to second state primary

The Autistic Spectrum:

Autism, Asperger syndrome (AS) and Semantic Pragmatic Disorder (SPD) - a practical Montessori response