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 waysBetter waysdan15th December 201827th January 2019 Broken systemBroken systemdan15th December 201827th January 2019 Calls for changeCalls for changedan15th December 201827th January 2019 How We Learn Laura Schultz – children’s logical and scientific mindsLaura Schultz – children’s logical and scientific mindsdan25th November 2018 Home education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learnHome education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learndan14th January 201921st June 2021 Sugata Mitra: School in the CloudSugata Mitra: School in the Clouddan10th November 201820th January 2019 Love of learning more important than IQLove of learning more important than IQdan21st September 201821st September 2018 Dan Pink: the surprising truth about what motivates usDan Pink: the surprising truth about what motivates usdan1st December 20187th May 2019 How children learn: British Council nails itHow children learn: British Council nails itdan1st December 2018 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 What should education be like? What should education be like? 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(Interviews with Pasi Silander)dan22nd October 2018 HundrED: 100 ideas to make school betterBetter WaysHundrED: 100 ideas to make school betterdan20th October 2018 Sugata Mitra: School in the CloudBetter WaysSugata Mitra: School in the Clouddan10th November 201820th January 2019 Alternatives in Education (organisation)Better WaysAlternatives in Education (organisation)dan6th January 2019 Load more posts About Home Education Home education FAQsAbout Home EducationHome education FAQsRose Arnold17th February 20228th April 2022 Home Education UK (website)About Home EducationHome Education UK (website)dan15th December 2018 Open letter to the Education Select CommitteeHome EducationOpen letter to the Education Select CommitteeRose Arnold7th December 202026th December 2020 Home education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learnHome EducationHome education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learndan14th January 201921st June 2021 Dear home educatorsIn BriefDear home educatorsdan15th October 201827th January 2019 Bibliography – Home Education UKHome EducationBibliography – Home Education UKRose Arnold14th October 2020 Load more posts Personal Stories Xavier: passion for gaming and music led to successful career in competitive gamingPersonal StoriesXavier: passion for gaming and music led to successful career in competitive...dan25th November 201824th January 2019 Rose: my five-year old daughter is not going to schoolPersonal StoriesRose: my five-year old daughter is not going to schooldan15th October 201820th January 2019 12-year-old home educated Alex shares his memories of his two years of schoolPersonal Stories12-year-old home educated Alex shares his memories of his two years of...dan15th December 2018 Mum, Emma “I have taken my kids out of school to keep them alive”Personal StoriesMum, Emma “I have taken my kids out of school to keep...dan15th December 201825th January 2019 Lola: High functioning Aspergers, wants to be an author and illustratorPersonal StoriesLola: High functioning Aspergers, wants to be an author and illustratordan1st December 201824th January 2019 Ex-teacher: schools failing students, as well as my daughterHome EducationEx-teacher: schools failing students, as well as my daughterdan20th October 2018 Load more posts
What should education be like? What should education be like? Rose Arnold14th August 202025th April 2021
Laura Schultz – children’s logical and scientific mindsLaura Schultz – children’s logical and scientific mindsdan25th November 2018
Home education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learnHome education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learndan14th January 201921st June 2021
Sugata Mitra: School in the CloudSugata Mitra: School in the Clouddan10th November 201820th January 2019
Love of learning more important than IQLove of learning more important than IQdan21st September 201821st September 2018
Dan Pink: the surprising truth about what motivates usDan Pink: the surprising truth about what motivates usdan1st December 20187th May 2019
How children learn: British Council nails itHow children learn: British Council nails itdan1st December 2018
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
What should education be like? What should education be like? Rose Arnold14th August 202025th April 2021
Informal learning: an interview with Dr Alan ThomasInformal learning: an interview with Dr Alan Thomasdan20th October 201820th October 2018
Kids learn maths easily when they control their own learning – Peter GrayKids learn maths easily when they control their own learning – Peter...dan14th September 201814th September 2018
Play is essential to children’s development, health and well being – knowledge from 40 studiesPlay is essential to children’s development, health and well being – knowledge...dan14th November 20187th April 2021
School is a prison – and damaging our kids (Peter Gray, Salon)A Broken SystemSchool is a prison – and damaging our kids (Peter Gray, Salon)dan14th May 20182nd September 2018
Children’s writing skills harmed by primary curriculumA Broken SystemChildren’s writing skills harmed by primary curriculumdan24th October 2018
Guardian investigation: some secondaries exclude over 20% of pupilsA Broken SystemGuardian investigation: some secondaries exclude over 20% of pupilsdan29th November 2018
‘Old school and old-fashioned’: historians turn their fire on Gove (The Guardian)A Broken System‘Old school and old-fashioned’: historians turn their fire on Gove (The Guardian)dan6th October 201820th January 2019
Sexual assault in school ‘commonplace’A Broken SystemSexual assault in school ‘commonplace’dan22nd September 201819th January 2019
School and the mental health crisis of children and young peopleA Broken SystemSchool and the mental health crisis of children and young peopledan13th January 201920th January 2019
Sir Ken Robinson: a revolution in educationCalls for ChangeSir Ken Robinson: a revolution in educationdan24th November 20181st March 2021
Outdoor play officially ‘fundamental’ to learning (TES)Calls for ChangeOutdoor play officially ‘fundamental’ to learning (TES)dan6th January 2019
Parent groups campaigning for changeCalls for ChangeParent groups campaigning for changedan15th January 201931st January 2019
School starting age: the evidenceCalls for ChangeSchool starting age: the evidencedan24th September 2018
OECD: education not principally about subject knowledgeCalls for ChangeOECD: education not principally about subject knowledgedan6th January 201920th January 2019
“I don’t want to hurt children anymore” teacher resignation letterCalls for Change“I don’t want to hurt children anymore” teacher resignation letterdan1st October 20182nd December 2018
IBM 2010 global CEO study: creativity most crucial factor for future successFuture & SkillsIBM 2010 global CEO study: creativity most crucial factor for future successdan14th September 201820th January 2019
98% of 5-year-olds are ‘creative geniuses’Future & Skills98% of 5-year-olds are ‘creative geniuses’dan25th November 20189th October 2021
The future of work, according to leading HR professionalsFuture & SkillsThe future of work, according to leading HR professionalsdan20th October 201814th December 2018
The knowledge economy is dead so why are our schools still flogging it?Future & SkillsThe knowledge economy is dead so why are our schools still flogging...dan21st October 201814th December 2018
The Warwick Commission report on the Future of Cultural ValueFuture & SkillsThe Warwick Commission report on the Future of Cultural Valuedan21st October 201814th December 2018
The Phoenix Education Trust (charitable trust)Better WaysThe Phoenix Education Trust (charitable trust)dan7th January 2019
The primary school that abolished marking (BBC News Video)Better WaysThe primary school that abolished marking (BBC News Video)dan6th January 2019
What makes the Finnish school system successful? (Interviews with Pasi Silander)Better WaysWhat makes the Finnish school system successful? (Interviews with Pasi Silander)dan22nd October 2018
HundrED: 100 ideas to make school betterBetter WaysHundrED: 100 ideas to make school betterdan20th October 2018
Sugata Mitra: School in the CloudBetter WaysSugata Mitra: School in the Clouddan10th November 201820th January 2019
Alternatives in Education (organisation)Better WaysAlternatives in Education (organisation)dan6th January 2019
Home education FAQsAbout Home EducationHome education FAQsRose Arnold17th February 20228th April 2022
Open letter to the Education Select CommitteeHome EducationOpen letter to the Education Select CommitteeRose Arnold7th December 202026th December 2020
Home education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learnHome EducationHome education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learndan14th January 201921st June 2021
Bibliography – Home Education UKHome EducationBibliography – Home Education UKRose Arnold14th October 2020
Xavier: passion for gaming and music led to successful career in competitive gamingPersonal StoriesXavier: passion for gaming and music led to successful career in competitive...dan25th November 201824th January 2019
Rose: my five-year old daughter is not going to schoolPersonal StoriesRose: my five-year old daughter is not going to schooldan15th October 201820th January 2019
12-year-old home educated Alex shares his memories of his two years of schoolPersonal Stories12-year-old home educated Alex shares his memories of his two years of...dan15th December 2018
Mum, Emma “I have taken my kids out of school to keep them alive”Personal StoriesMum, Emma “I have taken my kids out of school to keep...dan15th December 201825th January 2019
Lola: High functioning Aspergers, wants to be an author and illustratorPersonal StoriesLola: High functioning Aspergers, wants to be an author and illustratordan1st December 201824th January 2019
Ex-teacher: schools failing students, as well as my daughterHome EducationEx-teacher: schools failing students, as well as my daughterdan20th October 2018