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 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 What should education be like? What should education be like? Rose Arnold14th August 202025th April 2021 What the modern world has forgotten about children and learningWhat the modern world has forgotten about children and learningdan20th October 20188th December 2018 Sugata Mitra: School in the CloudSugata Mitra: School in the Clouddan10th November 201820th January 2019 The importance of interest to achieving success and being happyThe importance of interest to achieving success and being happydan24th October 20182nd November 2020 How children learn: British Council nails itHow children learn: British Council nails itdan1st December 2018 Dan Pink: the surprising truth about what motivates usDan Pink: the surprising truth about what motivates usdan1st December 20187th May 2019 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 Making kids read makes them less interested in itMaking kids read makes them less interested in itdan20th October 201820th January 2019 Choosing how to spend their time is good for kidsChoosing how to spend their time is good for kidsdan24th October 2018 Home education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learnHome education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learndan14th January 201921st June 2021 Load more posts Broken System Impacts of isolationA Broken SystemImpacts of isolationRose Arnold17th January 2021 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 ‘Old school and old-fashioned’: historians turn their fire on Gove (The Guardian)A Broken System‘Old school and old-fashioned’: historians turn their fire on Gove (The Guardian)dan6th October 201820th January 2019 Author Jenn Ashworth on refusing to go to schoolA Broken SystemAuthor Jenn Ashworth on refusing to go to schooldan1st December 2018 ‘The Rise of the Meritocracy’ was intended as a warningA Broken System‘The Rise of the Meritocracy’ was intended as a warningdan24th October 2018 Children’s writing skills harmed by primary curriculumA Broken SystemChildren’s writing skills harmed by primary curriculumdan24th October 2018 Load more posts Calls for Change Sir Ken Robinson: a revolution in educationCalls for ChangeSir Ken Robinson: a revolution in educationdan24th November 20181st March 2021 Missing school for holiday has NO negative impact on attainmentCalls for ChangeMissing school for holiday has NO negative impact on attainmentdan14th September 201814th September 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 Dr Helen Lees: schools, colleges and universities not neededCalls for ChangeDr Helen Lees: schools, colleges and universities not neededdan25th November 20182nd December 2018 Outdoor play officially ‘fundamental’ to learning (TES)Calls for ChangeOutdoor play officially ‘fundamental’ to learning (TES)dan6th January 2019 School starting age: the evidenceCalls for ChangeSchool starting age: the evidencedan24th September 2018 Load more posts Future & Skills The Warwick Commission report on the Future of Cultural ValueFuture & SkillsThe Warwick Commission report on the Future of Cultural Valuedan21st 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 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 Institute for the Future on the skills neededFuture & SkillsInstitute for the Future on the skills neededdan6th January 2019 Load more posts Better Ways Self-directed learning at SummerhillBetter WaysSelf-directed learning at Summerhilldan20th October 2018 School Without Walls, the 2018 versionBetter WaysSchool Without Walls, the 2018 versiondan22nd October 2018 The Phoenix Education Trust (charitable trust)Better WaysThe Phoenix Education Trust (charitable trust)dan7th January 2019 Learn through video: the Khan AcademyBetter WaysLearn through video: the Khan Academydan20th October 20182nd December 2018 The primary school that abolished marking (BBC News Video)Better WaysThe primary school that abolished marking (BBC News Video)dan6th January 2019 What makes the Finnish school system successful? 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(Interviews with Pasi Silander)dan22nd October 2018 Load more posts About Home Education Teens – make yourselves an amazing educationAbout Home EducationTeens – make yourselves an amazing educationdan10th November 20186th December 2018 Why Do Teachers Home Educate Their Own Children?About Home EducationWhy Do Teachers Home Educate Their Own Children?dan11th January 201919th June 2019 Dr Harriet Pattison on ignorance around home educationHome EducationDr Harriet Pattison on ignorance around home educationRose Arnold21st June 2021 Why ‘deschooling’ is a valid part of educationAbout Home EducationWhy ‘deschooling’ is a valid part of educationdan15th December 201821st January 2019 How home educators move towards informal learningAbout Home EducationHow home educators move towards informal learningdan10th January 201919th January 2019 Open letter to the Education Select CommitteeHome EducationOpen letter to the Education Select CommitteeRose Arnold7th December 202026th December 2020 Load more posts Personal Stories Ex SENCO teacher Sarah home educates her childrenPersonal StoriesEx SENCO teacher Sarah home educates her childrendan26th January 201927th January 2019 Monitoring “will do the children themselves a huge injustice”Personal StoriesMonitoring “will do the children themselves a huge injustice”Rose Arnold24th June 202124th June 2021 Stella home educates two daughters, aged 9 and 12, both with additional needsPersonal StoriesStella home educates two daughters, aged 9 and 12, both with additional...dan12th December 201825th January 2019 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 “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 Load more posts
What should education be like? What should education be like? Rose Arnold14th August 202025th April 2021
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
What should education be like? What should education be like? Rose Arnold14th August 202025th April 2021
What the modern world has forgotten about children and learningWhat the modern world has forgotten about children and learningdan20th October 20188th December 2018
Sugata Mitra: School in the CloudSugata Mitra: School in the Clouddan10th November 201820th January 2019
The importance of interest to achieving success and being happyThe importance of interest to achieving success and being happydan24th October 20182nd November 2020
How children learn: British Council nails itHow children learn: British Council nails itdan1st December 2018
Dan Pink: the surprising truth about what motivates usDan Pink: the surprising truth about what motivates usdan1st December 20187th May 2019
Laura Schultz – children’s logical and scientific mindsLaura Schultz – children’s logical and scientific mindsdan25th November 2018
Making kids read makes them less interested in itMaking kids read makes them less interested in itdan20th October 201820th January 2019
Choosing how to spend their time is good for kidsChoosing how to spend their time is good for kidsdan24th October 2018
Home education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learnHome education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learndan14th January 201921st June 2021
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
‘Old school and old-fashioned’: historians turn their fire on Gove (The Guardian)A Broken System‘Old school and old-fashioned’: historians turn their fire on Gove (The Guardian)dan6th October 201820th January 2019
Author Jenn Ashworth on refusing to go to schoolA Broken SystemAuthor Jenn Ashworth on refusing to go to schooldan1st December 2018
‘The Rise of the Meritocracy’ was intended as a warningA Broken System‘The Rise of the Meritocracy’ was intended as a warningdan24th October 2018
Children’s writing skills harmed by primary curriculumA Broken SystemChildren’s writing skills harmed by primary curriculumdan24th October 2018
Sir Ken Robinson: a revolution in educationCalls for ChangeSir Ken Robinson: a revolution in educationdan24th November 20181st March 2021
Missing school for holiday has NO negative impact on attainmentCalls for ChangeMissing school for holiday has NO negative impact on attainmentdan14th September 201814th September 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
Dr Helen Lees: schools, colleges and universities not neededCalls for ChangeDr Helen Lees: schools, colleges and universities not neededdan25th November 20182nd December 2018
Outdoor play officially ‘fundamental’ to learning (TES)Calls for ChangeOutdoor play officially ‘fundamental’ to learning (TES)dan6th January 2019
School starting age: the evidenceCalls for ChangeSchool starting age: the evidencedan24th September 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
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
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
Institute for the Future on the skills neededFuture & SkillsInstitute for the Future on the skills neededdan6th January 2019
Self-directed learning at SummerhillBetter WaysSelf-directed learning at Summerhilldan20th October 2018
School Without Walls, the 2018 versionBetter WaysSchool Without Walls, the 2018 versiondan22nd October 2018
The Phoenix Education Trust (charitable trust)Better WaysThe Phoenix Education Trust (charitable trust)dan7th January 2019
Learn through video: the Khan AcademyBetter WaysLearn through video: the Khan Academydan20th October 20182nd December 2018
The primary school that abolished marking (BBC News Video)Better WaysThe primary school that abolished marking (BBC News Video)dan6th January 2019
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
Teens – make yourselves an amazing educationAbout Home EducationTeens – make yourselves an amazing educationdan10th November 20186th December 2018
Why Do Teachers Home Educate Their Own Children?About Home EducationWhy Do Teachers Home Educate Their Own Children?dan11th January 201919th June 2019
Dr Harriet Pattison on ignorance around home educationHome EducationDr Harriet Pattison on ignorance around home educationRose Arnold21st June 2021
Why ‘deschooling’ is a valid part of educationAbout Home EducationWhy ‘deschooling’ is a valid part of educationdan15th December 201821st January 2019
How home educators move towards informal learningAbout Home EducationHow home educators move towards informal learningdan10th January 201919th January 2019
Open letter to the Education Select CommitteeHome EducationOpen letter to the Education Select CommitteeRose Arnold7th December 202026th December 2020
Ex SENCO teacher Sarah home educates her childrenPersonal StoriesEx SENCO teacher Sarah home educates her childrendan26th January 201927th January 2019
Monitoring “will do the children themselves a huge injustice”Personal StoriesMonitoring “will do the children themselves a huge injustice”Rose Arnold24th June 202124th June 2021
Stella home educates two daughters, aged 9 and 12, both with additional needsPersonal StoriesStella home educates two daughters, aged 9 and 12, both with additional...dan12th December 201825th January 2019
Ann: self-directed education and a successful career in radioPersonal StoriesAnn: self-directed education and a successful career in radiodan25th November 201825th November 2018
“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
