What is a Suitable Education?

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      14th August 2020

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      What should education be like?  

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      15th December 2018

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      Better ways

      15th December 2018

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      Broken system

      15th December 2018

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      How We Learn

      Evidence base for Self-Directed Education

      15th October 2021

      How We Learn

      What should education be like?  

      14th August 2020

      How We Learn

      Home education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learn

      14th January 2019

      How We Learn

      Being obsessed with dinosaurs enhances kids’ intelligence (Psychology…

      6th January 2019

  • Change Needed
    • A Broken System Calls for Change Better Ways Voice of the Child
      A Broken System

      States of Mind: impact of school on mental…

      21st June 2021

      A Broken System

      Impacts of isolation

      17th January 2021

      A Broken System

      Black working-class youth criminalised and excluded by English…

      17th January 2021

      A Broken System

      National Curriculum too narrow and failing generations of…

      15th January 2019

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    • No Monitoring Personal Stories About Home Education Safeguarding Analysis
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      Portsmouth Judicial Review transcript and judgement

      20th March 2022

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      Compulsory register myth buster

      15th February 2022

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      Human rights, parental decision and education

      11th February 2022

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      The Children Aren’t Missing: Response to De Souza’s…

      30th January 2022

What is a Suitable Education?

In Brief

Hello!

Hello!

Rose Arnold14th August 20209th December 2020
What should education be like?  

What should education be like?  

Rose Arnold14th August 202025th April 2021
Who are we?

Who are we?

dan15th December 201814th August 2020
Better ways

Better ways

dan15th December 201827th January 2019
Broken system

Broken system

dan15th December 201827th January 2019
Calls for change

Calls for change

dan15th December 201827th January 2019

How We Learn

Dan Pink: the surprising truth about what motivates us

Dan Pink: the surprising truth about what motivates us

dan1st December 20187th May 2019
Play is essential to children’s development, health and well being – knowledge from 40 studies

Play is essential to children’s development, health and well being – knowledge...

dan14th November 20187th April 2021
Choosing how to spend their time is good for kids

Choosing how to spend their time is good for kids

dan24th October 2018
The importance of interest to achieving success and being happy

The importance of interest to achieving success and being happy

dan24th October 20182nd November 2020
Sugata Mitra: School in the Cloud

Sugata Mitra: School in the Cloud

dan10th November 201820th January 2019
What should education be like?  

What should education be like?  

Rose Arnold14th August 202025th April 2021
Kids learn maths easily when they control their own learning – Peter Gray

Kids learn maths easily when they control their own learning – Peter...

dan14th September 201814th September 2018
Sugata Mitra: how kids teach themselves

Sugata Mitra: how kids teach themselves

dan10th November 2018
How children learn: British Council nails it

How children learn: British Council nails it

dan1st December 2018
Self-regulated learning and independent learning, Labour government commissioned reviews

Self-regulated learning and independent learning, Labour government commissioned reviews

dan11th November 2018
Video: What is self-directed education?

Video: What is self-directed education?

dan6th January 2019
What age is the ‘right’ age to read? (Today’s Parent)

What age is the ‘right’ age to read? (Today’s Parent)

dan29th November 2018
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Broken System

School and the mental health crisis of children and young people
A Broken System

School and the mental health crisis of children and young people

dan13th January 201920th January 2019
School is a prison – and damaging our kids (Peter Gray, Salon)
A Broken System

School is a prison – and damaging our kids (Peter Gray, Salon)

dan14th May 20182nd September 2018
Schools failing to equip students with digital skills
A Broken System

Schools failing to equip students with digital skills

dan25th November 201814th December 2018
The Guardian: the crisis for children with special needs
A Broken System

The Guardian: the crisis for children with special needs

dan12th January 201920th January 2019
Ellie Chick’s results day Twitter video #ForgottenThird
Change Needed

Ellie Chick’s results day Twitter video #ForgottenThird

dan29th November 2018
The bullying problem in schools
A Broken System

The bullying problem in schools

dan24th September 201824th September 2018
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Calls for Change

Even the general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders is sad
Change Needed

Even the general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders...

dan20th November 20182nd December 2018
Michael Rosen’s critique of the school system
Calls for Change

Michael Rosen’s critique of the school system

dan3rd September 201815th December 2018
Exams at 16 are unnecessary
Calls for Change

Exams at 16 are unnecessary

dan24th October 20188th June 2021
Dr Helen Lees: schools, colleges and universities not needed
Calls for Change

Dr Helen Lees: schools, colleges and universities not needed

dan25th November 20182nd December 2018
Prof Bill Lucas: An open letter to the Secretary of State for Education
Calls for Change

Prof Bill Lucas: An open letter to the Secretary of State for...

dan21st September 201821st September 2018
Dear government: an open letter about special needs education
Calls for Change

Dear government: an open letter about special needs education

dan15th December 201815th December 2018
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Future & Skills

Let kids get cyber skills playing and exploring online
Future & Skills

Let kids get cyber skills playing and exploring online

dan20th October 201814th December 2018
The Warwick Commission report on the Future of Cultural Value
Future & Skills

The Warwick Commission report on the Future of Cultural Value

dan21st October 201814th December 2018
CBI President: education is more than knowledge alone
Calls for Change

CBI President: education is more than knowledge alone

dan10th November 20185th October 2020
The future of work, according to leading HR professionals
Future & Skills

The future of work, according to leading HR professionals

dan20th October 201814th December 2018
The knowledge economy is dead so why are our schools still flogging it?
Future & Skills

The knowledge economy is dead so why are our schools still flogging...

dan21st October 201814th December 2018
UK children missing out on languages
A Broken System

UK children missing out on languages

dan10th November 201814th December 2018
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Better Ways

School Without Walls, the 2018 version
Better Ways

School Without Walls, the 2018 version

dan22nd October 2018
Learn through video: the Khan Academy
Better Ways

Learn through video: the Khan Academy

dan20th October 20182nd December 2018
HundrED: 100 ideas to make school better
Better Ways

HundrED: 100 ideas to make school better

dan20th October 2018
Self-directed learning at Summerhill
Better Ways

Self-directed learning at Summerhill

dan20th October 2018
The primary school that abolished marking (BBC News Video)
Better Ways

The primary school that abolished marking (BBC News Video)

dan6th January 2019
What if…young people designed their own learning?
Better Ways

What if…young people designed their own learning?

dan24th September 2018
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About Home Education

Dear home educators
In Brief

Dear home educators

dan15th October 201827th January 2019
Teens – make yourselves an amazing education
About Home Education

Teens – make yourselves an amazing education

dan10th November 20186th December 2018
Home education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learn
Home Education

Home education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learn

dan14th January 201921st June 2021
Home Education UK (website)
About Home Education

Home Education UK (website)

dan15th December 2018
Psychologist’s expert opinion on home education
Home Education

Psychologist’s expert opinion on home education

Rose Arnold21st June 202121st June 2021
Survey: home educators’ experience with local authorities (England)
About Home Education

Survey: home educators’ experience with local authorities (England)

Rose Arnold15th February 202217th February 2022
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Personal Stories

“The decision to home educate was the best decision we have made”
Personal Stories

“The decision to home educate was the best decision we have made”

Rose Arnold10th September 202114th September 2021
12-year-old home educated Alex shares his memories of his two years of school
Personal Stories

12-year-old home educated Alex shares his memories of his two years of...

dan15th December 2018
Suky
Personal Stories

Suky

dan15th December 201815th December 2018
Jaz: first-class degree from London College of Fashion, despite dyslexia
Personal Stories

Jaz: first-class degree from London College of Fashion, despite dyslexia

dan15th December 201819th January 2019
Mum, Emma “I have taken my kids out of school to keep them alive”
Personal Stories

Mum, Emma “I have taken my kids out of school to keep...

dan15th December 201825th January 2019
Personal accounts: home ed and academic success
Personal Stories

Personal accounts: home ed and academic success

Rose Arnold21st June 2021
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What is a Suitable Education?
  • Home
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  • Learning
    • How We Learn
    • Future & Skills
  • Change Needed
    • A Broken System
    • Calls for Change
    • Better Ways
    • Voice of the Child
  • Home Education
    • No Monitoring
    • Personal Stories
    • About Home Education
    • Safeguarding Analysis