David Woods

Message from the Chair

"Schools need to offer pupils the chance to learn with and about compassion. What young people learn should include a fascination for the way in which humans have tried to extend their world, sometimes with incredible achievement and sometimes at incredible cost. Our successes are often accompanied by failings and side-effects. We need future generations to strive for accomplishment while at the same time showing humility. Compassion should pervade school life and what we teach our young".
Professor Mick Waters

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No Outsiders Project
Pupils at Parkfield Community School discuss 'Compassion' with our Storyteller Victoria Pritchard.

The CoED foundation offers its own courses, consultancies and takes part in and organises a number of events. In addition to the CoEd events we aim to publicise related Compassion and Education activities, especially but not exclusively for these listed in the NICEN network.
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