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 Sugata Mitra: how kids teach themselvesSugata Mitra: how kids teach themselvesdan10th November 2018 Self-determination theory explained (in just 1 minute 48 seconds)Self-determination theory explained (in just 1 minute 48 seconds)dan10th November 2018 Making kids read makes them less interested in itMaking kids read makes them less interested in itdan20th October 201820th January 2019 What should education be like? What should education be like? Rose Arnold14th August 202025th April 2021 The importance of interest to achieving success and being happyThe importance of interest to achieving success and being happydan24th October 20182nd November 2020 Choosing how to spend their time is good for kidsChoosing how to spend their time is good for kidsdan24th October 2018 What the modern world has forgotten about children and learningWhat the modern world has forgotten about children and learningdan20th October 20188th December 2018 Laura Schultz – children’s logical and scientific mindsLaura Schultz – children’s logical and scientific mindsdan25th November 2018 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 Matthew Taylor RSA: the power to createMatthew Taylor RSA: the power to createdan20th October 201820th January 2019 Home education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learnHome education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learndan14th January 201921st June 2021 Load more posts Broken System 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 ‘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 Time in isolation – just another part of the school dayA Broken SystemTime in isolation – just another part of the school daydan21st September 2018 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 School is a prison – and damaging our kids (Peter Gray, Salon)A Broken SystemSchool is a prison – and damaging our kids (Peter Gray, Salon)dan14th May 20182nd September 2018 ‘Off-rolling is unethical, inappropriate and beyond repugnant – the consequences are devastating’ (TES)A Broken System‘Off-rolling is unethical, inappropriate and beyond repugnant – the consequences are devastating’...dan6th January 2019 Load more posts Calls for Change Parent groups campaigning for changeCalls for ChangeParent groups campaigning for changedan15th January 201931st January 2019 Dear government: an open letter about special needs educationCalls for ChangeDear government: an open letter about special needs educationdan15th December 201815th December 2018 OECD: education not principally about subject knowledgeCalls for ChangeOECD: education not principally about subject knowledgedan6th January 201920th January 2019 George Monbiot on SchoolsCalls for ChangeGeorge Monbiot on Schoolsdan14th May 20183rd September 2018 CBI President: education is more than knowledge aloneCalls for ChangeCBI President: education is more than knowledge alonedan10th November 20185th October 2020 Michael Rosen’s critique of the school systemCalls for ChangeMichael Rosen’s critique of the school systemdan3rd September 201815th December 2018 Load more posts Future & Skills UK children missing out on languagesA Broken SystemUK children missing out on languagesdan10th November 201814th December 2018 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 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 Let kids get cyber skills playing and exploring onlineFuture & SkillsLet kids get cyber skills playing and exploring onlinedan20th October 201814th December 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 Load more posts Better Ways What if…young people designed their own learning?Better WaysWhat if…young people designed their own learning?dan24th September 2018 School in the Cloud – Inspiring Families to Learn TogetherBetter WaysSchool in the Cloud – Inspiring Families to Learn Togetherdan6th January 2019 The Phoenix Education Trust (charitable trust)Better WaysThe Phoenix Education Trust (charitable trust)dan7th January 2019 Alternatives in Education (organisation)Better WaysAlternatives in Education (organisation)dan6th January 2019 Self-directed learning at SummerhillBetter WaysSelf-directed learning at Summerhilldan20th October 2018 What makes the Finnish school system successful? 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(Interviews with Pasi Silander)dan22nd October 2018 Load more posts About Home Education Dr Harriet Pattison on ignorance around home educationHome EducationDr Harriet Pattison on ignorance around home educationRose Arnold21st June 2021 Dear home educatorsIn BriefDear home educatorsdan15th October 201827th January 2019 NO to monitoringHome EducationNO to monitoringdan1st October 20205th October 2020 An overview of home education (TES)About Home EducationAn overview of home education (TES)dan15th January 201919th January 2019 Home education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learnHome EducationHome education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learndan14th January 201921st June 2021 Survey: home educators’ experience with local authorities (England)About Home EducationSurvey: home educators’ experience with local authorities (England)Rose Arnold15th February 202217th February 2022 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 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 Personal accounts: home ed and academic successPersonal StoriesPersonal accounts: home ed and academic successRose Arnold21st June 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 Dan Rubin – home educated photographer and designerPersonal StoriesDan Rubin – home educated photographer and designerdan7th October 201820th 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
Making kids read makes them less interested in itMaking kids read makes them less interested in itdan20th October 201820th January 2019
What should education be like? What should education be like? Rose Arnold14th August 202025th April 2021
The importance of interest to achieving success and being happyThe importance of interest to achieving success and being happydan24th October 20182nd November 2020
Choosing how to spend their time is good for kidsChoosing how to spend their time is good for kidsdan24th October 2018
What the modern world has forgotten about children and learningWhat the modern world has forgotten about children and learningdan20th October 20188th December 2018
Laura Schultz – children’s logical and scientific mindsLaura Schultz – children’s logical and scientific mindsdan25th November 2018
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
Matthew Taylor RSA: the power to createMatthew Taylor RSA: the power to createdan20th October 201820th January 2019
Home education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learnHome education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learndan14th January 201921st 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
‘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
Time in isolation – just another part of the school dayA Broken SystemTime in isolation – just another part of the school daydan21st September 2018
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
School is a prison – and damaging our kids (Peter Gray, Salon)A Broken SystemSchool is a prison – and damaging our kids (Peter Gray, Salon)dan14th May 20182nd September 2018
‘Off-rolling is unethical, inappropriate and beyond repugnant – the consequences are devastating’ (TES)A Broken System‘Off-rolling is unethical, inappropriate and beyond repugnant – the consequences are devastating’...dan6th January 2019
Parent groups campaigning for changeCalls for ChangeParent groups campaigning for changedan15th January 201931st January 2019
Dear government: an open letter about special needs educationCalls for ChangeDear government: an open letter about special needs educationdan15th December 201815th December 2018
OECD: education not principally about subject knowledgeCalls for ChangeOECD: education not principally about subject knowledgedan6th January 201920th January 2019
CBI President: education is more than knowledge aloneCalls for ChangeCBI President: education is more than knowledge alonedan10th November 20185th October 2020
Michael Rosen’s critique of the school systemCalls for ChangeMichael Rosen’s critique of the school systemdan3rd September 201815th December 2018
UK children missing out on languagesA Broken SystemUK children missing out on languagesdan10th November 201814th December 2018
The future of work, according to leading HR professionalsFuture & SkillsThe future of work, according to leading HR professionalsdan20th October 201814th December 2018
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
Let kids get cyber skills playing and exploring onlineFuture & SkillsLet kids get cyber skills playing and exploring onlinedan20th October 201814th December 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
What if…young people designed their own learning?Better WaysWhat if…young people designed their own learning?dan24th September 2018
School in the Cloud – Inspiring Families to Learn TogetherBetter WaysSchool in the Cloud – Inspiring Families to Learn Togetherdan6th January 2019
The Phoenix Education Trust (charitable trust)Better WaysThe Phoenix Education Trust (charitable trust)dan7th January 2019
Alternatives in Education (organisation)Better WaysAlternatives in Education (organisation)dan6th January 2019
Self-directed learning at SummerhillBetter WaysSelf-directed learning at Summerhilldan20th October 2018
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
Dr Harriet Pattison on ignorance around home educationHome EducationDr Harriet Pattison on ignorance around home educationRose Arnold21st June 2021
An overview of home education (TES)About Home EducationAn overview of home education (TES)dan15th January 201919th January 2019
Home education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learnHome EducationHome education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learndan14th January 201921st June 2021
Survey: home educators’ experience with local authorities (England)About Home EducationSurvey: home educators’ experience with local authorities (England)Rose Arnold15th February 202217th February 2022
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
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
Personal accounts: home ed and academic successPersonal StoriesPersonal accounts: home ed and academic successRose Arnold21st June 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
Dan Rubin – home educated photographer and designerPersonal StoriesDan Rubin – home educated photographer and designerdan7th October 201820th January 2019
