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 What the modern world has forgotten about children and learningWhat the modern world has forgotten about children and learningdan20th October 20188th December 2018 Evidence base for Self-Directed EducationEvidence base for Self-Directed EducationRose Arnold15th October 202124th October 2021 Love of learning more important than IQLove of learning more important than IQdan21st September 201821st September 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 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 Video: What is self-directed education?Video: What is self-directed education?dan6th January 2019 Play is essential to children’s development, health and well being – knowledge from 40 studiesPlay is essential to children’s development, health and well being – knowledge...dan14th November 20187th April 2021 How children learn: British Council nails itHow children learn: British Council nails itdan1st December 2018 Self-regulated learning and independent learning, Labour government commissioned reviewsSelf-regulated learning and independent learning, Labour government commissioned reviewsdan11th November 2018 Informal learning: an interview with Dr Alan ThomasInformal learning: an interview with Dr Alan Thomasdan20th October 201820th October 2018 Matthew Taylor RSA: the power to createMatthew Taylor RSA: the power to createdan20th October 201820th January 2019 Load more posts Broken System Harvard Study Shows the Dangers of Early School Enrollment (Foundation for an Economic Education)A Broken SystemHarvard Study Shows the Dangers of Early School Enrollment (Foundation for an...dan6th January 2019 Opposition to Ofsted’s Bold Beginnings report on receptionA Broken SystemOpposition to Ofsted’s Bold Beginnings report on receptiondan14th May 2018 Reading instruction in kindergarten. Little to gain, much to lose (Defending the Early Years)A Broken SystemReading instruction in kindergarten. Little to gain, much to lose (Defending the...dan6th November 20181st April 2021 ‘The Rise of the Meritocracy’ was intended as a warningA Broken System‘The Rise of the Meritocracy’ was intended as a warningdan24th October 2018 Head issues a warning to those who refuse to acknowledge the crisis in education: judgement day is coming…(TES)A Broken SystemHead issues a warning to those who refuse to acknowledge the crisis...dan12th January 201920th January 2019 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 Load more posts Calls for Change Dear government: an open letter about special needs educationCalls for ChangeDear government: an open letter about special needs educationdan15th December 201815th December 2018 Dr Helen Lees: schools, colleges and universities not neededCalls for ChangeDr Helen Lees: schools, colleges and universities not neededdan25th November 20182nd December 2018 George Monbiot on SchoolsCalls for ChangeGeorge Monbiot on Schoolsdan14th May 20183rd 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 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 School starting age: the evidenceCalls for ChangeSchool starting age: the evidencedan24th September 2018 Load more posts Future & Skills Let kids get cyber skills playing and exploring onlineFuture & SkillsLet kids get cyber skills playing and exploring onlinedan20th October 201814th December 2018 UK children missing out on languagesA Broken SystemUK children missing out on languagesdan10th November 201814th December 2018 Institute for the Future on the skills neededFuture & SkillsInstitute for the Future on the skills neededdan6th January 2019 CBI President: education is more than knowledge aloneCalls for ChangeCBI President: education is more than knowledge alonedan10th November 20185th October 2020 The future of work, according to leading HR professionalsFuture & SkillsThe future of work, according to leading HR professionalsdan20th October 201814th December 2018 Future and skillsFuture & SkillsFuture and skillsdan15th December 20182nd April 2019 Load more posts Better Ways HundrED: 100 ideas to make school betterBetter WaysHundrED: 100 ideas to make school betterdan20th October 2018 Learn through video: the Khan AcademyBetter WaysLearn through video: the Khan Academydan20th October 20182nd December 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 The Phoenix Education Trust (charitable trust)Better WaysThe Phoenix Education Trust (charitable trust)dan7th January 2019 Self-directed, game playing and social – how it can work in schoolsBetter WaysSelf-directed, game playing and social – how it can work in schoolsdan21st September 201821st September 2018 The primary school that abolished marking (BBC News Video)Better WaysThe primary school that abolished marking (BBC News Video)dan6th January 2019 Load more posts About Home Education Bibliography – Home Education UKHome EducationBibliography – Home Education UKRose Arnold14th October 2020 Socialisation and visibility of home educated childrenAbout Home EducationSocialisation and visibility of home educated childrenRose Arnold16th September 202116th September 2021 Dear home educatorsIn BriefDear home educatorsdan15th October 201827th January 2019 Why ‘deschooling’ is a valid part of educationAbout Home EducationWhy ‘deschooling’ is a valid part of educationdan15th December 201821st January 2019 Open letter to the Education Select CommitteeHome EducationOpen letter to the Education Select CommitteeRose Arnold7th December 202026th December 2020 Teens – make yourselves an amazing educationAbout Home EducationTeens – make yourselves an amazing educationdan10th November 20186th December 2018 Load more posts Personal Stories 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 “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 Ex SENCO teacher Sarah home educates her childrenPersonal StoriesEx SENCO teacher Sarah home educates her childrendan26th January 201927th 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 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 Ex-teacher: schools failing students, as well as my daughterHome EducationEx-teacher: schools failing students, as well as my daughterdan20th October 2018 Load more posts
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
Evidence base for Self-Directed EducationEvidence base for Self-Directed EducationRose Arnold15th October 202124th October 2021
Love of learning more important than IQLove of learning more important than IQdan21st September 201821st September 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
Making kids read makes them less interested in itMaking kids read makes them less interested in itdan20th October 201820th January 2019
Play is essential to children’s development, health and well being – knowledge from 40 studiesPlay is essential to children’s development, health and well being – knowledge...dan14th November 20187th April 2021
How children learn: British Council nails itHow children learn: British Council nails itdan1st December 2018
Self-regulated learning and independent learning, Labour government commissioned reviewsSelf-regulated learning and independent learning, Labour government commissioned reviewsdan11th November 2018
Informal learning: an interview with Dr Alan ThomasInformal learning: an interview with Dr Alan Thomasdan20th October 201820th October 2018
Matthew Taylor RSA: the power to createMatthew Taylor RSA: the power to createdan20th October 201820th January 2019
Harvard Study Shows the Dangers of Early School Enrollment (Foundation for an Economic Education)A Broken SystemHarvard Study Shows the Dangers of Early School Enrollment (Foundation for an...dan6th January 2019
Opposition to Ofsted’s Bold Beginnings report on receptionA Broken SystemOpposition to Ofsted’s Bold Beginnings report on receptiondan14th May 2018
Reading instruction in kindergarten. Little to gain, much to lose (Defending the Early Years)A Broken SystemReading instruction in kindergarten. Little to gain, much to lose (Defending the...dan6th November 20181st April 2021
‘The Rise of the Meritocracy’ was intended as a warningA Broken System‘The Rise of the Meritocracy’ was intended as a warningdan24th October 2018
Head issues a warning to those who refuse to acknowledge the crisis in education: judgement day is coming…(TES)A Broken SystemHead issues a warning to those who refuse to acknowledge the crisis...dan12th January 201920th January 2019
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
Dear government: an open letter about special needs educationCalls for ChangeDear government: an open letter about special needs educationdan15th December 201815th December 2018
Dr Helen Lees: schools, colleges and universities not neededCalls for ChangeDr Helen Lees: schools, colleges and universities not neededdan25th November 20182nd December 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
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
School starting age: the evidenceCalls for ChangeSchool starting age: the evidencedan24th September 2018
Let kids get cyber skills playing and exploring onlineFuture & SkillsLet kids get cyber skills playing and exploring onlinedan20th October 201814th December 2018
UK children missing out on languagesA Broken SystemUK children missing out on languagesdan10th November 201814th December 2018
Institute for the Future on the skills neededFuture & SkillsInstitute for the Future on the skills neededdan6th January 2019
CBI President: education is more than knowledge aloneCalls for ChangeCBI President: education is more than knowledge alonedan10th November 20185th October 2020
The future of work, according to leading HR professionalsFuture & SkillsThe future of work, according to leading HR professionalsdan20th October 201814th December 2018
HundrED: 100 ideas to make school betterBetter WaysHundrED: 100 ideas to make school betterdan20th October 2018
Learn through video: the Khan AcademyBetter WaysLearn through video: the Khan Academydan20th October 20182nd December 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
The Phoenix Education Trust (charitable trust)Better WaysThe Phoenix Education Trust (charitable trust)dan7th January 2019
Self-directed, game playing and social – how it can work in schoolsBetter WaysSelf-directed, game playing and social – how it can work in schoolsdan21st September 201821st September 2018
The primary school that abolished marking (BBC News Video)Better WaysThe primary school that abolished marking (BBC News Video)dan6th January 2019
Bibliography – Home Education UKHome EducationBibliography – Home Education UKRose Arnold14th October 2020
Socialisation and visibility of home educated childrenAbout Home EducationSocialisation and visibility of home educated childrenRose Arnold16th September 202116th September 2021
Why ‘deschooling’ is a valid part of educationAbout Home EducationWhy ‘deschooling’ is a valid part of educationdan15th December 201821st January 2019
Open letter to the Education Select CommitteeHome EducationOpen letter to the Education Select CommitteeRose Arnold7th December 202026th December 2020
Teens – make yourselves an amazing educationAbout Home EducationTeens – make yourselves an amazing educationdan10th November 20186th December 2018
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
“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
Ex SENCO teacher Sarah home educates her childrenPersonal StoriesEx SENCO teacher Sarah home educates her childrendan26th January 201927th 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
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
Ex-teacher: schools failing students, as well as my daughterHome EducationEx-teacher: schools failing students, as well as my daughterdan20th October 2018