The Gloucester, with P.A.I.N., Tragic Roundabout and Mark Leveller. They had put the sheet in a laundry bag and left it outside for collection after one of her children had spilled a drink on it. The next day hotel staff found the missing sheet. Summerhill in Suffolk is an independent progressive school founded in 1921 by A.S.Neill, a teacher and revolutionary. He created a community free from authoritarian rule, in which pupils personal interests and development have priority.
Children have a direct say in the running of the school through weekly meetings.
The school s ideals have influenced educational theories and political thinking worldwide. However, not everyone is enthusiastic. The Education Authorities equate the pursuit of freedom with the pursuit of idleness , and they can t handle the non-compulsory lesson attendance policy. Despite having only 58 pupils, Summerhill is the most inspected school in Britain. The order required changes including compulsory attendance of lessons and stricter discipline.