Education & Publishing

Hayley Peacock

Founder of Hayley Peacock Education - UK based

Founder of Hayley Peacock Education, Little Barn Owls and Atelier 21 Future School - on a mission to change a million children's lives through joyful, future-facing education.

Hayley Peacock, founder of Hayley Peacock Education

What Hayley Peacock Education does

Hayley Peacock is a UK education entrepreneur, speaker and podcaster who founded the award-winning Little Barn Owls Early Years Group and, in 2020, launched Atelier 21 Future School - the UK's first Reggio Emilia inspired, enquiry-based independent school for 4-16 year olds. Through Hayley Peacock Education she shares the 'Playoneering' approach, training educators and schools in project-based, real-world learning and metacognitive classroom practice. She was named Gatwick Diamond Business Person of the Year in 2024, is a finalist in the Great British Entrepreneur Awards 'Purpose' category, and has spoken at the World Education Summit about pioneering 'cool schools'.

Visit Hayley Peacock Education

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Superpower: Purpose-Led Disruption

"Education should be relevant, meaningful and joyful - if we get that right, we change a million children's lives."

What a young person can learn from this

A real business in education & publishing started with a specific problem, not a perfect plan.
Purpose-Led Disruption is a skill you can practise, not something you are born with.
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