Ian Cunningham

DR IAN CUNNINGHAM

Ian is Chair of Governors of Self Managed Learning College in Brighton, England. SML College is a unique organisation that supports young people (aged 9-16) in managing their own learning. The College provides a learning community that enables young people to learn to lead a good life. There are no classrooms, there is no formal teaching, each student creates their own curriculum and writes their own timetable.

In addition to this main work Ian is a:- Dancer (member of Three Score Dance Company since 2011); Welder (City and Guilds qualified, 2011) Organisation Development consultant (for 40 years); Writer (7 books and over 100 published articles and papers); Company Director (since 1984).

Self Managed Learning College not only supports young people in the Brighton area but also assists others to develop the approach to learning. Ian has worked with schools and community organisations throughout the UK as well as in Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Korea, Puerto Rico and Sweden.