What is a Suitable Education?

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      Hello!

      14th August 2020

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      What should education be like?  

      14th August 2020

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      Who are we?

      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

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
Love of learning more important than IQ

Love of learning more important than IQ

dan21st September 201821st September 2018
Choosing how to spend their time is good for kids

Choosing how to spend their time is good for kids

dan24th October 2018
Sugata Mitra: School in the Cloud

Sugata Mitra: School in the Cloud

dan10th November 201820th January 2019
Making kids read makes them less interested in it

Making kids read makes them less interested in it

dan20th October 201820th January 2019
Matthew Taylor RSA: the power to create

Matthew Taylor RSA: the power to create

dan20th October 201820th January 2019
Curiosity is key to early academic success – new research

Curiosity is key to early academic success – new research

dan21st October 2018
Informal learning: an interview with Dr Alan Thomas

Informal learning: an interview with Dr Alan Thomas

dan20th October 201820th October 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
Sugata Mitra: how kids teach themselves

Sugata Mitra: how kids teach themselves

dan10th November 2018
Learning maths through life

Learning maths through life

dan20th October 2018
What should education be like?  

What should education be like?  

Rose Arnold14th August 202025th April 2021
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Broken System

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
Is it right to keep forcing truanting children back into school?
A Broken System

Is it right to keep forcing truanting children back into school?

dan20th October 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
Systematic review confirms that assessment damages motivation to learn
A Broken System

Systematic review confirms that assessment damages motivation to learn

dan14th January 201920th January 2019
Teachers at breaking point – stories and letters in the press
A Broken System

Teachers at breaking point – stories and letters in the press

dan14th May 2018
Guardian investigation: some secondaries exclude over 20% of pupils
A Broken System

Guardian investigation: some secondaries exclude over 20% of pupils

dan29th November 2018
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Calls for Change

School starting age: the evidence
Calls for Change

School starting age: the evidence

dan24th September 2018
OECD: education not principally about subject knowledge
Calls for Change

OECD: education not principally about subject knowledge

dan6th January 201920th January 2019
Keep Early Years Unique – campaign organisation
Calls for Change

Keep Early Years Unique – campaign organisation

dan6th January 2019
Sir Ken Robinson: a revolution in education
Calls for Change

Sir Ken Robinson: a revolution in education

dan24th November 20181st March 2021
We must reinvent education to prepare our children for the era of artificial intelligence (Telegraph)
Calls for Change

We must reinvent education to prepare our children for the era of...

dan6th January 2019
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
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Future & Skills

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
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 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 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
Institute for the Future on the skills needed
Future & Skills

Institute for the Future on the skills needed

dan6th January 2019
Future and skills
Future & Skills

Future and skills

dan15th December 20182nd April 2019
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Better Ways

Self-directed learning at Summerhill
Better Ways

Self-directed learning at Summerhill

dan20th October 2018
Philosophy for children
Better Ways

Philosophy for children

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
School in the Cloud in action – Isle of Man school
Better Ways

School in the Cloud in action – Isle of Man school

dan25th November 20182nd December 2018
What if…young people designed their own learning?
Better Ways

What if…young people designed their own learning?

dan24th September 2018
The Phoenix Education Trust (charitable trust)
Better Ways

The Phoenix Education Trust (charitable trust)

dan7th January 2019
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About Home Education

Leading head “I understand why home educators feel threatened”
About Home Education

Leading head “I understand why home educators feel threatened”

dan12th January 201919th January 2019
Psychologist’s expert opinion on home education
Home Education

Psychologist’s expert opinion on home education

Rose Arnold21st June 202121st June 2021
How home educators move towards informal learning
About Home Education

How home educators move towards informal learning

dan10th January 201919th January 2019
Home education FAQs
About Home Education

Home education FAQs

Rose Arnold17th February 20228th April 2022
Open letter to the Education Select Committee
Home Education

Open letter to the Education Select Committee

Rose Arnold7th December 202026th December 2020
Bibliography – Home Education UK
Home Education

Bibliography – Home Education UK

Rose Arnold14th October 2020
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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
Lola: High functioning Aspergers, wants to be an author and illustrator
Personal Stories

Lola: High functioning Aspergers, wants to be an author and illustrator

dan1st December 201824th 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
Suky
Personal Stories

Suky

dan15th December 201815th December 2018
Ann: self-directed education and a successful career in radio
Personal Stories

Ann: self-directed education and a successful career in radio

dan25th November 201825th November 2018
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
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What is a Suitable Education?
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    • How We Learn
    • Future & Skills
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    • No Monitoring
    • Personal Stories
    • About Home Education
    • Safeguarding Analysis