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 Video: What is self-directed education?Video: What is self-directed education?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 Choosing how to spend their time is good for kidsChoosing how to spend their time is good for kidsdan24th October 2018 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 Making kids read makes them less interested in itMaking kids read makes them less interested in itdan20th October 201820th January 2019 Matthew Taylor RSA: the power to createMatthew Taylor RSA: the power to createdan20th October 201820th January 2019 Evidence base for Self-Directed EducationEvidence base for Self-Directed EducationRose Arnold15th October 202124th October 2021 Learning maths through lifeLearning maths through lifedan20th October 2018 The importance of interest to achieving success and being happyThe importance of interest to achieving success and being happydan24th October 20182nd November 2020 Self-regulated learning and independent learning, Labour government commissioned reviewsSelf-regulated learning and independent learning, Labour government commissioned reviewsdan11th November 2018 What should education be like? What should education be like? Rose Arnold14th August 202025th April 2021 Dan Pink: the surprising truth about what motivates usDan Pink: the surprising truth about what motivates usdan1st December 20187th May 2019 Load more posts Broken System 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 UK school system failingA Broken SystemUK school system failingdan14th May 201815th October 2021 School prevents children from exercising enoughA Broken SystemSchool prevents children from exercising enoughdan10th November 201820th January 2019 ‘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 The Guardian: the crisis for children with special needsA Broken SystemThe Guardian: the crisis for children with special needsdan12th January 201920th January 2019 Restricted toilet access – how is this okay?A Broken SystemRestricted toilet access – how is this okay?dan22nd September 2018 Load more posts Calls for Change Michael Rosen’s critique of the school systemCalls for ChangeMichael Rosen’s critique of the school systemdan3rd September 201815th December 2018 George Monbiot on SchoolsCalls for ChangeGeorge Monbiot on Schoolsdan14th May 20183rd 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 “I don’t want to hurt children anymore” teacher resignation letterCalls for Change“I don’t want to hurt children anymore” teacher resignation letterdan1st October 20182nd December 2018 Exams at 16 are unnecessaryCalls for ChangeExams at 16 are unnecessarydan24th October 20188th June 2021 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 Future & Skills Future and skillsFuture & SkillsFuture and skillsdan15th December 20182nd April 2019 CBI President: education is more than knowledge aloneCalls for ChangeCBI President: education is more than knowledge alonedan10th November 20185th October 2020 Institute for the Future on the skills neededFuture & SkillsInstitute for the Future on the skills neededdan6th January 2019 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 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 The Warwick Commission report on the Future of Cultural ValueFuture & SkillsThe Warwick Commission report on the Future of Cultural Valuedan21st October 201814th December 2018 Load more posts Better Ways Alternatives in Education (organisation)Better WaysAlternatives in Education (organisation)dan6th January 2019 Sugata Mitra: School in the CloudBetter WaysSugata Mitra: School in the Clouddan10th November 201820th January 2019 ‘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 School Without Walls, the 2018 versionBetter WaysSchool Without Walls, the 2018 versiondan22nd October 2018 Philosophy for childrenBetter WaysPhilosophy for childrendan6th January 2019 RSA: schools link with local communityBetter WaysRSA: schools link with local communitydan21st October 201820th January 2019 Load more posts About Home Education Open letter to the Education Select CommitteeHome EducationOpen letter to the Education Select CommitteeRose Arnold7th December 202026th December 2020 A socialist case against persecuting home educators (Medium)A Broken SystemA socialist case against persecuting home educators (Medium)dan24th October 20182nd 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 Dear home educatorsIn BriefDear home educatorsdan15th October 201827th January 2019 Bibliography – Home Education UKHome EducationBibliography – Home Education UKRose Arnold14th October 2020 Education Otherwise (organisation)About Home EducationEducation Otherwise (organisation)dan15th December 2018 Load more posts Personal Stories Rose: my five-year old daughter is not going to schoolPersonal StoriesRose: my five-year old daughter is not going to schooldan15th October 201820th January 2019 12-year-old home educated Alex shares his memories of his two years of schoolPersonal Stories12-year-old home educated Alex shares his memories of his two years of...dan15th December 2018 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 Dan Rubin – home educated photographer and designerPersonal StoriesDan Rubin – home educated photographer and designerdan7th October 201820th January 2019 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 Load more posts
What should education be like? What should education be like? Rose Arnold14th August 202025th April 2021
Self-determination theory explained (in just 1 minute 48 seconds)Self-determination theory explained (in just 1 minute 48 seconds)dan10th November 2018
Choosing how to spend their time is good for kidsChoosing how to spend their time is good for kidsdan24th October 2018
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
Making kids read makes them less interested in itMaking kids read makes them less interested in itdan20th October 201820th January 2019
Matthew Taylor RSA: the power to createMatthew Taylor RSA: the power to createdan20th October 201820th January 2019
Evidence base for Self-Directed EducationEvidence base for Self-Directed EducationRose Arnold15th October 202124th October 2021
The importance of interest to achieving success and being happyThe importance of interest to achieving success and being happydan24th October 20182nd November 2020
Self-regulated learning and independent learning, Labour government commissioned reviewsSelf-regulated learning and independent learning, Labour government commissioned reviewsdan11th November 2018
What should education be like? What should education be like? Rose Arnold14th August 202025th April 2021
Dan Pink: the surprising truth about what motivates usDan Pink: the surprising truth about what motivates usdan1st December 20187th May 2019
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
School prevents children from exercising enoughA Broken SystemSchool prevents children from exercising enoughdan10th November 201820th January 2019
‘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
The Guardian: the crisis for children with special needsA Broken SystemThe Guardian: the crisis for children with special needsdan12th January 201920th January 2019
Restricted toilet access – how is this okay?A Broken SystemRestricted toilet access – how is this okay?dan22nd September 2018
Michael Rosen’s critique of the school systemCalls for ChangeMichael Rosen’s critique of the school systemdan3rd September 201815th December 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
“I don’t want to hurt children anymore” teacher resignation letterCalls for Change“I don’t want to hurt children anymore” teacher resignation letterdan1st October 20182nd December 2018
Exams at 16 are unnecessaryCalls for ChangeExams at 16 are unnecessarydan24th October 20188th June 2021
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
CBI President: education is more than knowledge aloneCalls for ChangeCBI President: education is more than knowledge alonedan10th November 20185th October 2020
Institute for the Future on the skills neededFuture & SkillsInstitute for the Future on the skills neededdan6th January 2019
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
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
The Warwick Commission report on the Future of Cultural ValueFuture & SkillsThe Warwick Commission report on the Future of Cultural Valuedan21st October 201814th December 2018
Alternatives in Education (organisation)Better WaysAlternatives in Education (organisation)dan6th January 2019
Sugata Mitra: School in the CloudBetter WaysSugata Mitra: School in the Clouddan10th November 201820th January 2019
‘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
School Without Walls, the 2018 versionBetter WaysSchool Without Walls, the 2018 versiondan22nd October 2018
RSA: schools link with local communityBetter WaysRSA: schools link with local communitydan21st October 201820th January 2019
Open letter to the Education Select CommitteeHome EducationOpen letter to the Education Select CommitteeRose Arnold7th December 202026th December 2020
A socialist case against persecuting home educators (Medium)A Broken SystemA socialist case against persecuting home educators (Medium)dan24th October 20182nd 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
Bibliography – Home Education UKHome EducationBibliography – Home Education UKRose Arnold14th October 2020
Education Otherwise (organisation)About Home EducationEducation Otherwise (organisation)dan15th December 2018
Rose: my five-year old daughter is not going to schoolPersonal StoriesRose: my five-year old daughter is not going to schooldan15th October 201820th January 2019
12-year-old home educated Alex shares his memories of his two years of schoolPersonal Stories12-year-old home educated Alex shares his memories of his two years of...dan15th December 2018
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
Dan Rubin – home educated photographer and designerPersonal StoriesDan Rubin – home educated photographer and designerdan7th October 201820th January 2019
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
