Your Free Guide to Alternative Education in the UK is Here
Looking beyond the mainstream when it comes to your child's education? Our Alternative Schools Guide 2026 is out now, and it's free to download

Ideas and support for educating our children outside of the mainstream
Looking beyond the mainstream when it comes to your child's education? Our Alternative Schools Guide 2026 is out now, and it's free to download
Brockwood Park is one of only six Krishnamurti schools in the world. The Green Parent speaks to Thomas Lehmann, Co-Chair of the School Management Committee, about silence, freedom, and what it means to learn without being moulded.
With no uniform, first-name terms and a gate straight into the New Forest, NFSS feels less like a school and more like an extended family
New Forest Small School has been quietly doing things differently for over 30 years. The Green Parent speaks to headteacher Alex James about play, nurture, and why a gentle start matters
At St Christopher School, known as St Chris, education has always meant more than lessons, grades and exam results. It is about nurturing the whole child – their wellbeing, their passions, their individuality, and their place in the world.
In the heart of Ashdown Forest, Michael Hall Waldorf School offers a different pace of education for students aged 2–18 years — one that values connection, creativity, and balance.