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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      Who are we?

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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

Love of learning more important than IQ

Love of learning more important than IQ

dan21st September 201821st September 2018
Informal learning: an interview with Dr Alan Thomas

Informal learning: an interview with Dr Alan Thomas

dan20th October 201820th October 2018
Learning maths through life

Learning maths through life

dan20th October 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
Matthew Taylor RSA: the power to create

Matthew Taylor RSA: the power to create

dan20th October 201820th January 2019
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
Being obsessed with dinosaurs enhances kids’ intelligence (Psychology Spot)

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

dan6th 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
Sugata Mitra: how kids teach themselves

Sugata Mitra: how kids teach themselves

dan10th November 2018
Play is essential to children’s development, health and well being – knowledge from 40 studies

Play is essential to children’s development, health and well being – knowledge...

dan14th November 20187th April 2021
Laura Schultz – children’s logical and scientific minds

Laura Schultz – children’s logical and scientific minds

dan25th November 2018
Choosing how to spend their time is good for kids

Choosing how to spend their time is good for kids

dan24th October 2018
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Broken System

Two in five newly qualified teachers experience mental health problems, new study reveals (Independent)
A Broken System

Two in five newly qualified teachers experience mental health problems, new study...

dan6th November 201820th January 2019
Ellie Chick’s results day Twitter video #ForgottenThird
Change Needed

Ellie Chick’s results day Twitter video #ForgottenThird

dan29th November 2018
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
School fails the brightest students says government
A Broken System

School fails the brightest students says government

dan10th November 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
“Exam Factories?” NUT commissioned research shows harm
A Broken System

“Exam Factories?” NUT commissioned research shows harm

dan14th December 201831st October 2020
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Calls for Change

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
Parent groups campaigning for change
Calls for Change

Parent groups campaigning for change

dan15th January 201931st January 2019
Sir Ken Robinson: a revolution in education
Calls for Change

Sir Ken Robinson: a revolution in education

dan24th November 20181st March 2021
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
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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Future & Skills

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

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

dan25th November 20189th October 2021
Institute for the Future on the skills needed
Future & Skills

Institute for the Future on the skills needed

dan6th January 2019
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
UK children missing out on languages
A Broken System

UK children missing out on languages

dan10th November 201814th December 2018
IBM 2010 global CEO study: creativity most crucial factor for future success
Future & Skills

IBM 2010 global CEO study: creativity most crucial factor for future success

dan14th September 201820th January 2019
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Better Ways

School Without Walls, the 2018 version
Better Ways

School Without Walls, the 2018 version

dan22nd October 2018
Learn through video: the Khan Academy
Better Ways

Learn through video: the Khan Academy

dan20th October 20182nd December 2018
Inspiration from the Finnish system
Better Ways

Inspiration from the Finnish system

dan10th November 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
Hackschooling
Better Ways

Hackschooling

dan6th January 2019
HundrED: 100 ideas to make school better
Better Ways

HundrED: 100 ideas to make school better

dan20th October 2018
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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
Education Otherwise (organisation)
About Home Education

Education Otherwise (organisation)

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

A socialist case against persecuting home educators (Medium)

dan24th October 20182nd December 2018
Teens – make yourselves an amazing education
About Home Education

Teens – make yourselves an amazing education

dan10th November 20186th December 2018
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Personal Stories

Xavier: passion for gaming and music led to successful career in competitive gaming
Personal Stories

Xavier: passion for gaming and music led to successful career in competitive...

dan25th November 201824th January 2019
Rose: my five-year old daughter is not going to school
Personal Stories

Rose: my five-year old daughter is not going to school

dan15th October 201820th January 2019
Mum, Emma “I have taken my kids out of school to keep them alive”
Personal Stories

Mum, Emma “I have taken my kids out of school to keep...

dan15th December 201825th January 2019
Suky
Personal Stories

Suky

dan15th December 201815th December 2018
Ex SENCO teacher Sarah home educates her children
Personal Stories

Ex SENCO teacher Sarah home educates her children

dan26th January 201927th January 2019
Personal accounts: home ed and academic success
Personal Stories

Personal accounts: home ed and academic success

Rose Arnold21st June 2021
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What is a Suitable Education?
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    • Future & Skills
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    • About Home Education
    • Safeguarding Analysis