What is a Suitable Education?

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      14th August 2020

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      What should education be like?  

      14th August 2020

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      Who are we?

      15th December 2018

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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

      No Monitoring

      Compulsory register myth buster

      15th February 2022

      No Monitoring

      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

How children learn: British Council nails it

How children learn: British Council nails it

dan1st December 2018
Home education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learn

Home education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learn

dan14th January 201921st June 2021
Kids learn maths easily when they control their own learning – Peter Gray

Kids learn maths easily when they control their own learning – Peter...

dan14th September 201814th September 2018
Sugata Mitra: how kids teach themselves

Sugata Mitra: how kids teach themselves

dan10th 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
Video: What is self-directed education?

Video: What is self-directed education?

dan6th January 2019
Laura Schultz – children’s logical and scientific minds

Laura Schultz – children’s logical and scientific minds

dan25th November 2018
Learning maths through life

Learning maths through life

dan20th October 2018
Sugata Mitra: School in the Cloud

Sugata Mitra: School in the Cloud

dan10th November 201820th January 2019
Self-regulated learning and independent learning, Labour government commissioned reviews

Self-regulated learning and independent learning, Labour government commissioned reviews

dan11th November 2018
What the modern world has forgotten about children and learning

What the modern world has forgotten about children and learning

dan20th October 20188th December 2018
What should education be like?  

What should education be like?  

Rose Arnold14th August 202025th April 2021
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Broken System

Sexual assault in school ‘commonplace’
A Broken System

Sexual assault in school ‘commonplace’

dan22nd September 201819th January 2019
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
‘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
‘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
Pupil brings legal action against school’s isolation policy (The Guardian)
A Broken System

Pupil brings legal action against school’s isolation policy (The Guardian)

dan20th December 201820th January 2019
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Calls for Change

OECD: education not principally about subject knowledge
Calls for Change

OECD: education not principally about subject knowledge

dan6th January 201920th January 2019
Sir Ken Robinson: a revolution in education
Calls for Change

Sir Ken Robinson: a revolution in education

dan24th November 20181st March 2021
School starting age: the evidence
Calls for Change

School starting age: the evidence

dan24th September 2018
Keep Early Years Unique – campaign organisation
Calls for Change

Keep Early Years Unique – campaign organisation

dan6th January 2019
Dr Helen Lees: schools, colleges and universities not needed
Calls for Change

Dr Helen Lees: schools, colleges and universities not needed

dan25th November 20182nd December 2018
We must reinvent education to prepare our children for the era of artificial intelligence (Telegraph)
Calls for Change

We must reinvent education to prepare our children for the era of...

dan6th January 2019
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Future & Skills

Future and skills
Future & Skills

Future and skills

dan15th December 20182nd April 2019
Institute for the Future on the skills needed
Future & Skills

Institute for the Future on the skills needed

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

UK children missing out on languages

dan10th November 201814th December 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
The knowledge economy is dead so why are our schools still flogging it?
Future & Skills

The knowledge economy is dead so why are our schools still flogging...

dan21st October 201814th December 2018
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
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Better Ways

School Without Walls, the 2018 version
Better Ways

School Without Walls, the 2018 version

dan22nd October 2018
The primary school that abolished marking (BBC News Video)
Better Ways

The primary school that abolished marking (BBC News Video)

dan6th January 2019
School in the Cloud – Inspiring Families to Learn Together
Better Ways

School in the Cloud – Inspiring Families to Learn Together

dan6th 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
Alternatives in Education (organisation)
Better Ways

Alternatives in Education (organisation)

dan6th January 2019
RSA: schools link with local community
Better Ways

RSA: schools link with local community

dan21st October 201820th January 2019
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About Home Education

Bibliography – Home Education UK
Home Education

Bibliography – Home Education UK

Rose Arnold14th October 2020
Education Otherwise (organisation)
About Home Education

Education Otherwise (organisation)

dan15th December 2018
Survey: home educators’ experience with local authorities (England)
About Home Education

Survey: home educators’ experience with local authorities (England)

Rose Arnold15th February 202217th February 2022
Why Do Teachers Home Educate Their Own Children?
About Home Education

Why Do Teachers Home Educate Their Own Children?

dan11th January 201919th June 2019
Socialisation and visibility of home educated children
About Home Education

Socialisation and visibility of home educated children

Rose Arnold16th September 202116th September 2021
Psychologist’s expert opinion on home education
Home Education

Psychologist’s expert opinion on home education

Rose Arnold21st June 202121st June 2021
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Personal Stories

Ann: self-directed education and a successful career in radio
Personal Stories

Ann: self-directed education and a successful career in radio

dan25th November 201825th November 2018
Monitoring “will do the children themselves a huge injustice”
Personal Stories

Monitoring “will do the children themselves a huge injustice”

Rose Arnold24th June 202124th June 2021
Personal accounts: home ed and academic success
Personal Stories

Personal accounts: home ed and academic success

Rose Arnold21st June 2021
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
Suky
Personal Stories

Suky

dan15th December 201815th December 2018
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
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What is a Suitable Education?
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  • In Brief
  • Learning
    • How We Learn
    • Future & Skills
  • Change Needed
    • A Broken System
    • Calls for Change
    • Better Ways
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    • No Monitoring
    • Personal Stories
    • About Home Education
    • Safeguarding Analysis