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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      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

Making kids read makes them less interested in it

Making kids read makes them less interested in it

dan20th October 201820th January 2019
What should education be like?  

What should education be like?  

Rose Arnold14th August 202025th April 2021
What the modern world has forgotten about children and learning

What the modern world has forgotten about children and learning

dan20th October 20188th December 2018
Learning maths through life

Learning maths through life

dan20th October 2018
Dan Pink: the surprising truth about what motivates us

Dan Pink: the surprising truth about what motivates us

dan1st December 20187th May 2019
Curiosity is key to early academic success – new research

Curiosity is key to early academic success – new research

dan21st October 2018
Sugata Mitra: how kids teach themselves

Sugata Mitra: how kids teach themselves

dan10th November 2018
Self-regulated learning and independent learning, Labour government commissioned reviews

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

dan11th November 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
How children learn: British Council nails it

How children learn: British Council nails it

dan1st December 2018
Matthew Taylor RSA: the power to create

Matthew Taylor RSA: the power to create

dan20th October 201820th January 2019
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Broken System

The bullying problem in schools
A Broken System

The bullying problem in schools

dan24th September 201824th September 2018
Reading instruction in kindergarten. Little to gain, much to lose (Defending the Early Years)
A Broken System

Reading instruction in kindergarten. Little to gain, much to lose (Defending the...

dan6th November 20181st April 2021
‘The Rise of the Meritocracy’ was intended as a warning
A Broken System

‘The Rise of the Meritocracy’ was intended as a warning

dan24th October 2018
National Curriculum too narrow and failing generations of children
A Broken System

National Curriculum too narrow and failing generations of children

dan15th January 201920th January 2019
Attainment gap between poor and better off grows at school
A Broken System

Attainment gap between poor and better off grows at school

dan1st December 20181st December 2018
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
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Calls for Change

“I don’t want to hurt children anymore” teacher resignation letter
Calls for Change

“I don’t want to hurt children anymore” teacher resignation letter

dan1st October 20182nd December 2018
Schooling Was for the Industrial Era, Unschooling Is for the Future
Calls for Change

Schooling Was for the Industrial Era, Unschooling Is for the Future

dan20th October 20182nd December 2018
OECD: education not principally about subject knowledge
Calls for Change

OECD: education not principally about subject knowledge

dan6th January 201920th January 2019
Outdoor play officially ‘fundamental’ to learning (TES)
Calls for Change

Outdoor play officially ‘fundamental’ to learning (TES)

dan6th January 2019
Keep Early Years Unique – campaign organisation
Calls for Change

Keep Early Years Unique – campaign organisation

dan6th January 2019
Exams at 16 are unnecessary
Calls for Change

Exams at 16 are unnecessary

dan24th October 20188th June 2021
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Future & Skills

UK children missing out on languages
A Broken System

UK children missing out on languages

dan10th November 201814th December 2018
98% of 5-year-olds are ‘creative geniuses’
Future & Skills

98% of 5-year-olds are ‘creative geniuses’

dan25th November 20189th October 2021
How Minecraft and duct tape wallets prepare kids for the future
Future & Skills

How Minecraft and duct tape wallets prepare kids for the future

dan25th November 2018
Future and skills
Future & Skills

Future and skills

dan15th December 20182nd April 2019
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
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
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Better Ways

Self-directed, game playing and social – how it can work in schools
Better Ways

Self-directed, game playing and social – how it can work in schools

dan21st September 201821st September 2018
Inspiration from the Finnish system
Better Ways

Inspiration from the Finnish system

dan10th November 2018
HundrED: 100 ideas to make school better
Better Ways

HundrED: 100 ideas to make school better

dan20th October 2018
The Phoenix Education Trust (charitable trust)
Better Ways

The Phoenix Education Trust (charitable trust)

dan7th January 2019
Hackschooling
Better Ways

Hackschooling

dan6th January 2019
The primary school that abolished marking (BBC News Video)
Better Ways

The primary school that abolished marking (BBC News Video)

dan6th January 2019
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About Home Education

How home educators move towards informal learning
About Home Education

How home educators move towards informal learning

dan10th January 201919th January 2019
Education Otherwise (organisation)
About Home Education

Education Otherwise (organisation)

dan15th December 2018
A socialist case against persecuting home educators (Medium)
A Broken System

A socialist case against persecuting home educators (Medium)

dan24th October 20182nd December 2018
Why Do Teachers Home Educate Their Own Children?
About Home Education

Why Do Teachers Home Educate Their Own Children?

dan11th January 201919th June 2019
Home education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learn
Home Education

Home education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learn

dan14th January 201921st June 2021
Dr Harriet Pattison on ignorance around home education
Home Education

Dr Harriet Pattison on ignorance around home education

Rose Arnold21st June 2021
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Personal Stories

Ex SENCO teacher Sarah home educates her children
Personal Stories

Ex SENCO teacher Sarah home educates her children

dan26th January 201927th January 2019
Suky
Personal Stories

Suky

dan15th December 201815th December 2018
Stella home educates two daughters, aged 9 and 12, both with additional needs
Personal Stories

Stella home educates two daughters, aged 9 and 12, both with additional...

dan12th December 201825th January 2019
Monitoring “will do the children themselves a huge injustice”
Personal Stories

Monitoring “will do the children themselves a huge injustice”

Rose Arnold24th June 202124th June 2021
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
Ex-teacher: schools failing students, as well as my daughter
Home Education

Ex-teacher: schools failing students, as well as my daughter

dan20th October 2018
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What is a Suitable Education?
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  • Learning
    • How We Learn
    • Future & Skills
  • Change Needed
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    • Better Ways
    • Voice of the Child
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    • No Monitoring
    • Personal Stories
    • About Home Education
    • Safeguarding Analysis