What is a Suitable Education?

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      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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      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

      No Monitoring

      Compulsory register myth buster

      15th February 2022

      No Monitoring

      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

Sugata Mitra: School in the Cloud

Sugata Mitra: School in the Cloud

dan10th November 201820th January 2019
Being obsessed with dinosaurs enhances kids’ intelligence (Psychology Spot)

Being obsessed with dinosaurs enhances kids’ intelligence (Psychology Spot)

dan6th January 2019
Self-determination theory explained (in just 1 minute 48 seconds)

Self-determination theory explained (in just 1 minute 48 seconds)

dan10th November 2018
Love of learning more important than IQ

Love of learning more important than IQ

dan21st September 201821st September 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
Laura Schultz – children’s logical and scientific minds

Laura Schultz – children’s logical and scientific minds

dan25th November 2018
How children learn: British Council nails it

How children learn: British Council nails it

dan1st December 2018
Choosing how to spend their time is good for kids

Choosing how to spend their time is good for kids

dan24th October 2018
Home education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learn

Home education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learn

dan14th January 201921st June 2021
Learning maths through life

Learning maths through life

dan20th October 2018
Matthew Taylor RSA: the power to create

Matthew Taylor RSA: the power to create

dan20th October 201820th January 2019
Self-regulated learning and independent learning, Labour government commissioned reviews

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

dan11th November 2018
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Broken System

Government accused of misleading parents over schools’ success (The Guardian)
A Broken System

Government accused of misleading parents over schools’ success (The Guardian)

dan22nd October 2018
The negative effects of sets and streaming
A Broken System

The negative effects of sets and streaming

dan20th October 20186th December 2018
Impacts of isolation
A Broken System

Impacts of isolation

Rose Arnold17th January 2021
Pupil brings legal action against school’s isolation policy (The Guardian)
A Broken System

Pupil brings legal action against school’s isolation policy (The Guardian)

dan20th December 201820th January 2019
School prevents children from exercising enough
A Broken System

School prevents children from exercising enough

dan10th November 201820th January 2019
States of Mind: impact of school on mental health
Change Needed

States of Mind: impact of school on mental health

Rose Arnold21st June 202121st June 2021
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Calls for Change

Dear government: an open letter about special needs education
Calls for Change

Dear government: an open letter about special needs education

dan15th December 201815th December 2018
Dr Helen Lees: schools, colleges and universities not needed
Calls for Change

Dr Helen Lees: schools, colleges and universities not needed

dan25th November 20182nd December 2018
Michael Rosen’s critique of the school system
Calls for Change

Michael Rosen’s critique of the school system

dan3rd September 201815th 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
Missing school for holiday has NO negative impact on attainment
Calls for Change

Missing school for holiday has NO negative impact on attainment

dan14th September 201814th September 2018
Exams at 16 are unnecessary
Calls for Change

Exams at 16 are unnecessary

dan24th October 20188th June 2021
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Future & Skills

The knowledge economy is dead so why are our schools still flogging it?
Future & Skills

The 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 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
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
98% of 5-year-olds are ‘creative geniuses’
Future & Skills

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

dan25th November 20189th October 2021
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Better Ways

Sugata Mitra: School in the Cloud
Better Ways

Sugata Mitra: School in the Cloud

dan10th November 201820th January 2019
RSA: schools link with local community
Better Ways

RSA: schools link with local community

dan21st October 201820th January 2019
School Without Walls, the 2018 version
Better Ways

School Without Walls, the 2018 version

dan22nd October 2018
Philosophy for children
Better Ways

Philosophy for children

dan6th January 2019
What makes the Finnish school system successful? (Interviews with Pasi Silander)
Better Ways

What makes the Finnish school system successful? (Interviews with Pasi Silander)

dan22nd October 2018
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
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About Home Education

An overview of home education (TES)
About Home Education

An overview of home education (TES)

dan15th January 201919th January 2019
Why ‘deschooling’ is a valid part of education
About Home Education

Why ‘deschooling’ is a valid part of education

dan15th December 201821st January 2019
Socialisation and visibility of home educated children
About Home Education

Socialisation and visibility of home educated children

Rose Arnold16th September 202116th September 2021
Open letter to the Education Select Committee
Home Education

Open letter to the Education Select Committee

Rose Arnold7th December 202026th December 2020
Home education FAQs
About Home Education

Home education FAQs

Rose Arnold17th February 20228th April 2022
Why Do Teachers Home Educate Their Own Children?
About Home Education

Why Do Teachers Home Educate Their Own Children?

dan11th January 201919th June 2019
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Personal Stories

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
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
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
Dylan, 13, home ed for one year
Home Education

Dylan, 13, home ed for one year

dan20th October 201820th January 2019
Ex SENCO teacher Sarah home educates her children
Personal Stories

Ex SENCO teacher Sarah home educates her children

dan26th January 201927th January 2019
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What is a Suitable Education?
  • Home
  • In Brief
  • Learning
    • How We Learn
    • Future & Skills
  • Change Needed
    • A Broken System
    • Calls for Change
    • Better Ways
    • Voice of the Child
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    • No Monitoring
    • Personal Stories
    • About Home Education
    • Safeguarding Analysis