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 Evidence base for Self-Directed EducationEvidence base for Self-Directed EducationRose Arnold15th October 202124th October 2021 Matthew Taylor RSA: the power to createMatthew Taylor RSA: the power to createdan20th 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 Video: What is self-directed education?Video: What is self-directed education?dan6th January 2019 Love of learning more important than IQLove of learning more important than IQdan21st September 201821st September 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 What the modern world has forgotten about children and learningWhat the modern world has forgotten about children and learningdan20th October 20188th December 2018 Self-regulated learning and independent learning, Labour government commissioned reviewsSelf-regulated learning and independent learning, Labour government commissioned reviewsdan11th November 2018 Making kids read makes them less interested in itMaking kids read makes them less interested in itdan20th October 201820th January 2019 Laura Schultz – children’s logical and scientific mindsLaura Schultz – children’s logical and scientific mindsdan25th November 2018 The importance of interest to achieving success and being happyThe importance of interest to achieving success and being happydan24th October 20182nd November 2020 Load more posts Broken System Diane Reay: Inequality of the school systemA Broken SystemDiane Reay: Inequality of the school systemdan1st December 2018 Author Jenn Ashworth on refusing to go to schoolA Broken SystemAuthor Jenn Ashworth on refusing to go to schooldan1st December 2018 ‘Last night’s episode of “School” proves it: it’s time to get rid of Ofsted’ (TES)A Broken System‘Last night’s episode of “School” proves it: it’s time to get rid...dan29th November 201820th January 2019 ‘Idiot’s guide’ proposed for supply teachersA Broken System‘Idiot’s guide’ proposed for supply teachersdan24th September 20186th December 2018 School prevents children from exercising enoughA Broken SystemSchool prevents children from exercising enoughdan10th November 201820th January 2019 Two in five newly qualified teachers experience mental health problems, new study reveals (Independent)A Broken SystemTwo in five newly qualified teachers experience mental health problems, new study...dan6th November 201820th January 2019 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 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 Sir Ken Robinson: a revolution in educationCalls for ChangeSir Ken Robinson: a revolution in educationdan24th November 20181st March 2021 Dr Helen Lees: schools, colleges and universities not neededCalls for ChangeDr Helen Lees: schools, colleges and universities not neededdan25th November 20182nd December 2018 Exams at 16 are unnecessaryCalls for ChangeExams at 16 are unnecessarydan24th October 20188th June 2021 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 Load more posts Future & Skills How Minecraft and duct tape wallets prepare kids for the futureFuture & SkillsHow Minecraft and duct tape wallets prepare kids for the futuredan25th November 2018 The future of work, according to leading HR professionalsFuture & SkillsThe future of work, according to leading HR professionalsdan20th October 201814th December 2018 UK children missing out on languagesA Broken SystemUK children missing out on languagesdan10th November 201814th 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 CBI President: education is more than knowledge aloneCalls for ChangeCBI President: education is more than knowledge alonedan10th November 20185th October 2020 Load more posts Better Ways Mix it up: friends of different agesBetter WaysMix it up: friends of different agesdan11th November 201821st January 2019 The Phoenix Education Trust (charitable trust)Better WaysThe Phoenix Education Trust (charitable trust)dan7th January 2019 School Without Walls, the 2018 versionBetter WaysSchool Without Walls, the 2018 versiondan22nd October 2018 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 RSA: schools link with local communityBetter WaysRSA: schools link with local communitydan21st October 201820th January 2019 School in the Cloud in action – Isle of Man schoolBetter WaysSchool in the Cloud in action – Isle of Man schooldan25th November 20182nd December 2018 Load more posts About Home Education Dear home educatorsIn BriefDear home educatorsdan15th October 201827th January 2019 Teens – make yourselves an amazing educationAbout Home EducationTeens – make yourselves an amazing educationdan10th November 20186th December 2018 Survey: home educators’ experience with local authorities (England)About Home EducationSurvey: home educators’ experience with local authorities (England)Rose Arnold15th February 202217th February 2022 Dr Harriet Pattison on ignorance around home educationHome EducationDr Harriet Pattison on ignorance around home educationRose Arnold21st June 2021 Why Do Teachers Home Educate Their Own Children?About Home EducationWhy Do Teachers Home Educate Their Own Children?dan11th January 201919th June 2019 An overview of home education (TES)About Home EducationAn overview of home education (TES)dan15th January 201919th 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 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 “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 SukyPersonal StoriesSukydan15th December 201815th December 2018 Ann: self-directed education and a successful career in radioPersonal StoriesAnn: self-directed education and a successful career in radiodan25th November 201825th November 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 Load more posts
What should education be like? What should education be like? Rose Arnold14th August 202025th April 2021
Evidence base for Self-Directed EducationEvidence base for Self-Directed EducationRose Arnold15th October 202124th October 2021
Matthew Taylor RSA: the power to createMatthew Taylor RSA: the power to createdan20th 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
Love of learning more important than IQLove of learning more important than IQdan21st September 201821st September 2018
Curiosity is key to early academic success – new researchCuriosity is key to early academic success – new researchdan21st October 2018
What the modern world has forgotten about children and learningWhat the modern world has forgotten about children and learningdan20th October 20188th December 2018
Self-regulated learning and independent learning, Labour government commissioned reviewsSelf-regulated learning and independent learning, Labour government commissioned reviewsdan11th November 2018
Making kids read makes them less interested in itMaking kids read makes them less interested in itdan20th October 201820th January 2019
Laura Schultz – children’s logical and scientific mindsLaura Schultz – children’s logical and scientific mindsdan25th November 2018
The importance of interest to achieving success and being happyThe importance of interest to achieving success and being happydan24th October 20182nd November 2020
Diane Reay: Inequality of the school systemA Broken SystemDiane Reay: Inequality of the school systemdan1st December 2018
Author Jenn Ashworth on refusing to go to schoolA Broken SystemAuthor Jenn Ashworth on refusing to go to schooldan1st December 2018
‘Last night’s episode of “School” proves it: it’s time to get rid of Ofsted’ (TES)A Broken System‘Last night’s episode of “School” proves it: it’s time to get rid...dan29th November 201820th January 2019
‘Idiot’s guide’ proposed for supply teachersA Broken System‘Idiot’s guide’ proposed for supply teachersdan24th September 20186th December 2018
School prevents children from exercising enoughA Broken SystemSchool prevents children from exercising enoughdan10th November 201820th January 2019
Two in five newly qualified teachers experience mental health problems, new study reveals (Independent)A Broken SystemTwo in five newly qualified teachers experience mental health problems, new study...dan6th November 201820th January 2019
“Exam Factories?” NUT commissioned research shows harmA Broken System“Exam Factories?” NUT commissioned research shows harmdan14th December 201831st October 2020
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
Sir Ken Robinson: a revolution in educationCalls for ChangeSir Ken Robinson: a revolution in educationdan24th November 20181st March 2021
Dr Helen Lees: schools, colleges and universities not neededCalls for ChangeDr Helen Lees: schools, colleges and universities not neededdan25th November 20182nd December 2018
Exams at 16 are unnecessaryCalls for ChangeExams at 16 are unnecessarydan24th October 20188th June 2021
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
How Minecraft and duct tape wallets prepare kids for the futureFuture & SkillsHow Minecraft and duct tape wallets prepare kids for the futuredan25th November 2018
The future of work, according to leading HR professionalsFuture & SkillsThe future of work, according to leading HR professionalsdan20th October 201814th December 2018
UK children missing out on languagesA Broken SystemUK children missing out on languagesdan10th November 201814th 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
CBI President: education is more than knowledge aloneCalls for ChangeCBI President: education is more than knowledge alonedan10th November 20185th October 2020
Mix it up: friends of different agesBetter WaysMix it up: friends of different agesdan11th November 201821st January 2019
The Phoenix Education Trust (charitable trust)Better WaysThe Phoenix Education Trust (charitable trust)dan7th January 2019
School Without Walls, the 2018 versionBetter WaysSchool Without Walls, the 2018 versiondan22nd October 2018
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
RSA: schools link with local communityBetter WaysRSA: schools link with local communitydan21st October 201820th January 2019
School in the Cloud in action – Isle of Man schoolBetter WaysSchool in the Cloud in action – Isle of Man schooldan25th November 20182nd December 2018
Teens – make yourselves an amazing educationAbout Home EducationTeens – make yourselves an amazing educationdan10th November 20186th December 2018
Survey: home educators’ experience with local authorities (England)About Home EducationSurvey: home educators’ experience with local authorities (England)Rose Arnold15th February 202217th February 2022
Dr Harriet Pattison on ignorance around home educationHome EducationDr Harriet Pattison on ignorance around home educationRose Arnold21st June 2021
Why Do Teachers Home Educate Their Own Children?About Home EducationWhy Do Teachers Home Educate Their Own Children?dan11th January 201919th June 2019
An overview of home education (TES)About Home EducationAn overview of home education (TES)dan15th January 201919th 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
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
“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
Ann: self-directed education and a successful career in radioPersonal StoriesAnn: self-directed education and a successful career in radiodan25th November 201825th November 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
