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 The importance of interest to achieving success and being happyThe importance of interest to achieving success and being happydan24th October 20182nd November 2020 Laura Schultz – children’s logical and scientific mindsLaura Schultz – children’s logical and scientific mindsdan25th November 2018 Sugata Mitra: how kids teach themselvesSugata Mitra: how kids teach themselvesdan10th November 2018 Curiosity is key to early academic success – new researchCuriosity is key to early academic success – new researchdan21st October 2018 Video: What is self-directed education?Video: What is self-directed education?dan6th January 2019 Making kids read makes them less interested in itMaking kids read makes them less interested in itdan20th October 201820th January 2019 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 Being obsessed with dinosaurs enhances kids’ intelligence (Psychology Spot)Being obsessed with dinosaurs enhances kids’ intelligence (Psychology Spot)dan6th January 2019 Learning maths through lifeLearning maths through lifedan20th October 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 Self-determination theory explained (in just 1 minute 48 seconds)Self-determination theory explained (in just 1 minute 48 seconds)dan10th November 2018 Sugata Mitra: School in the CloudSugata Mitra: School in the Clouddan10th November 201820th January 2019 Load more posts Broken System Systematic review confirms that assessment damages motivation to learnA Broken SystemSystematic review confirms that assessment damages motivation to learndan14th January 201920th January 2019 Pupil brings legal action against school’s isolation policy (The Guardian)A Broken SystemPupil brings legal action against school’s isolation policy (The Guardian)dan20th December 201820th January 2019 Even the general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders is sadChange NeededEven the general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders...dan20th November 20182nd December 2018 Head issues a warning to those who refuse to acknowledge the crisis in education: judgement day is coming…(TES)A Broken SystemHead issues a warning to those who refuse to acknowledge the crisis...dan12th January 201920th January 2019 ATL report: national curriculum needs fundamental changeA Broken SystemATL report: national curriculum needs fundamental changedan22nd October 201831st October 2020 Unprecedented exam stress from new GCSEs (Rescue Our Schools)A Broken SystemUnprecedented exam stress from new GCSEs (Rescue Our Schools)dan22nd October 2018 Load more posts Calls for Change “Exam Factories?” NUT commissioned research shows harmA Broken System“Exam Factories?” NUT commissioned research shows harmdan14th December 201831st October 2020 Schooling Was for the Industrial Era, Unschooling Is for the FutureCalls for ChangeSchooling Was for the Industrial Era, Unschooling Is for the Futuredan20th October 20182nd December 2018 Professional writers’ advice to kids on spelling and grammar testsCalls for ChangeProfessional writers’ advice to kids on spelling and grammar testsdan10th November 2018 Prof Bill Lucas: An open letter to the Secretary of State for EducationCalls for ChangeProf Bill Lucas: An open letter to the Secretary of State for...dan21st September 201821st September 2018 George Monbiot on SchoolsCalls for ChangeGeorge Monbiot on Schoolsdan14th May 20183rd September 2018 “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 Load more posts Future & Skills 98% of 5-year-olds are ‘creative geniuses’Future & Skills98% of 5-year-olds are ‘creative geniuses’dan25th November 20189th October 2021 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 Let kids get cyber skills playing and exploring onlineFuture & SkillsLet kids get cyber skills playing and exploring onlinedan20th October 201814th December 2018 Future and skillsFuture & SkillsFuture and skillsdan15th December 20182nd April 2019 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 Load more posts Better Ways Self-directed learning at SummerhillBetter WaysSelf-directed learning at Summerhilldan20th October 2018 ‘We batter them with kindness’: schools that reject super-strict values (The Guardian)Better Ways‘We batter them with kindness’: schools that reject super-strict values (The Guardian)dan6th January 2019 HackschoolingBetter WaysHackschoolingdan6th January 2019 Alternatives in Education (organisation)Better WaysAlternatives in Education (organisation)dan6th January 2019 Mix it up: friends of different agesBetter WaysMix it up: friends of different agesdan11th November 201821st January 2019 RSA: schools link with local communityBetter WaysRSA: schools link with local communitydan21st October 201820th January 2019 Load more posts About Home Education How home educators move towards informal learningAbout Home EducationHow home educators move towards informal learningdan10th January 201919th January 2019 Survey: home educators’ experience with local authorities (England)About Home EducationSurvey: home educators’ experience with local authorities (England)Rose Arnold15th February 202217th February 2022 Bibliography – Home Education UKHome EducationBibliography – Home Education UKRose Arnold14th October 2020 A socialist case against persecuting home educators (Medium)A Broken SystemA socialist case against persecuting home educators (Medium)dan24th October 20182nd December 2018 Home education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learnHome EducationHome education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learndan14th January 201921st June 2021 Why ‘deschooling’ is a valid part of educationAbout Home EducationWhy ‘deschooling’ is a valid part of educationdan15th December 201821st January 2019 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 Personal accounts: home ed and academic successPersonal StoriesPersonal accounts: home ed and academic successRose Arnold21st June 2021 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 “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 Jaz: first-class degree from London College of Fashion, despite dyslexiaPersonal StoriesJaz: first-class degree from London College of Fashion, despite dyslexiadan15th December 201819th January 2019 Ex SENCO teacher Sarah home educates her childrenPersonal StoriesEx SENCO teacher Sarah home educates her 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What should education be like? What should education be like? Rose Arnold14th August 202025th April 2021
The importance of interest to achieving success and being happyThe importance of interest to achieving success and being happydan24th October 20182nd November 2020
Laura Schultz – children’s logical and scientific mindsLaura Schultz – children’s logical and scientific mindsdan25th November 2018
Curiosity is key to early academic success – new researchCuriosity is key to early academic success – new researchdan21st October 2018
Making kids read makes them less interested in itMaking kids read makes them less interested in itdan20th October 201820th January 2019
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
Being obsessed with dinosaurs enhances kids’ intelligence (Psychology Spot)Being obsessed with dinosaurs enhances kids’ intelligence (Psychology Spot)dan6th January 2019
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
Self-determination theory explained (in just 1 minute 48 seconds)Self-determination theory explained (in just 1 minute 48 seconds)dan10th November 2018
Sugata Mitra: School in the CloudSugata Mitra: School in the Clouddan10th November 201820th January 2019
Systematic review confirms that assessment damages motivation to learnA Broken SystemSystematic review confirms that assessment damages motivation to learndan14th January 201920th January 2019
Pupil brings legal action against school’s isolation policy (The Guardian)A Broken SystemPupil brings legal action against school’s isolation policy (The Guardian)dan20th December 201820th January 2019
Even the general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders is sadChange NeededEven the general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders...dan20th November 20182nd December 2018
Head issues a warning to those who refuse to acknowledge the crisis in education: judgement day is coming…(TES)A Broken SystemHead issues a warning to those who refuse to acknowledge the crisis...dan12th January 201920th January 2019
ATL report: national curriculum needs fundamental changeA Broken SystemATL report: national curriculum needs fundamental changedan22nd October 201831st October 2020
Unprecedented exam stress from new GCSEs (Rescue Our Schools)A Broken SystemUnprecedented exam stress from new GCSEs (Rescue Our Schools)dan22nd October 2018
“Exam Factories?” NUT commissioned research shows harmA Broken System“Exam Factories?” NUT commissioned research shows harmdan14th December 201831st October 2020
Schooling Was for the Industrial Era, Unschooling Is for the FutureCalls for ChangeSchooling Was for the Industrial Era, Unschooling Is for the Futuredan20th October 20182nd December 2018
Professional writers’ advice to kids on spelling and grammar testsCalls for ChangeProfessional writers’ advice to kids on spelling and grammar testsdan10th November 2018
Prof Bill Lucas: An open letter to the Secretary of State for EducationCalls for ChangeProf Bill Lucas: An open letter to the Secretary of State for...dan21st September 201821st September 2018
“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
98% of 5-year-olds are ‘creative geniuses’Future & Skills98% of 5-year-olds are ‘creative geniuses’dan25th November 20189th October 2021
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
Let kids get cyber skills playing and exploring onlineFuture & SkillsLet kids get cyber skills playing and exploring onlinedan20th October 201814th 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
Self-directed learning at SummerhillBetter WaysSelf-directed learning at Summerhilldan20th October 2018
‘We batter them with kindness’: schools that reject super-strict values (The Guardian)Better Ways‘We batter them with kindness’: schools that reject super-strict values (The Guardian)dan6th January 2019
Alternatives in Education (organisation)Better WaysAlternatives in Education (organisation)dan6th January 2019
Mix it up: friends of different agesBetter WaysMix it up: friends of different agesdan11th November 201821st January 2019
RSA: schools link with local communityBetter WaysRSA: schools link with local communitydan21st October 201820th January 2019
How home educators move towards informal learningAbout Home EducationHow home educators move towards informal learningdan10th January 201919th January 2019
Survey: home educators’ experience with local authorities (England)About Home EducationSurvey: home educators’ experience with local authorities (England)Rose Arnold15th February 202217th February 2022
Bibliography – Home Education UKHome EducationBibliography – Home Education UKRose Arnold14th October 2020
A socialist case against persecuting home educators (Medium)A Broken SystemA socialist case against persecuting home educators (Medium)dan24th October 20182nd December 2018
Home education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learnHome EducationHome education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learndan14th January 201921st June 2021
Why ‘deschooling’ is a valid part of educationAbout Home EducationWhy ‘deschooling’ is a valid part of educationdan15th December 201821st January 2019
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
Personal accounts: home ed and academic successPersonal StoriesPersonal accounts: home ed and academic successRose Arnold21st June 2021
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
“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
Jaz: first-class degree from London College of Fashion, despite dyslexiaPersonal StoriesJaz: first-class degree from London College of Fashion, despite dyslexiadan15th December 201819th January 2019
Ex SENCO teacher Sarah home educates her childrenPersonal StoriesEx SENCO teacher Sarah home educates her childrendan26th January 201927th January 2019
