What is a Suitable Education?

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      14th August 2020

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      What should education be like?  

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      15th December 2018

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      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

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      Compulsory register myth buster

      15th February 2022

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      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

Dan Pink: the surprising truth about what motivates us

Dan Pink: the surprising truth about what motivates us

dan1st December 20187th May 2019
Informal learning: an interview with Dr Alan Thomas

Informal learning: an interview with Dr Alan Thomas

dan20th October 201820th October 2018
Curiosity is key to early academic success – new research

Curiosity is key to early academic success – new research

dan21st October 2018
Self-regulated learning and independent learning, Labour government commissioned reviews

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

dan11th November 2018
Sugata Mitra: School in the Cloud

Sugata Mitra: School in the Cloud

dan10th November 201820th January 2019
The importance of interest to achieving success and being happy

The importance of interest to achieving success and being happy

dan24th October 20182nd November 2020
Love of learning more important than IQ

Love of learning more important than IQ

dan21st 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
What should education be like?  

What should education be like?  

Rose Arnold14th August 202025th April 2021
Sugata Mitra: how kids teach themselves

Sugata Mitra: how kids teach themselves

dan10th November 2018
Play is essential to children’s development, health and well being – knowledge from 40 studies

Play is essential to children’s development, health and well being – knowledge...

dan14th November 20187th April 2021
Home education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learn

Home education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learn

dan14th January 201921st June 2021
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Broken System

‘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
Unprecedented exam stress from new GCSEs (Rescue Our Schools)
A Broken System

Unprecedented exam stress from new GCSEs (Rescue Our Schools)

dan22nd October 2018
Not Fine in School – school refusers
A Broken System

Not Fine in School – school refusers

dan10th November 2018
Harvard Study Shows the Dangers of Early School Enrollment (Foundation for an Economic Education)
A Broken System

Harvard Study Shows the Dangers of Early School Enrollment (Foundation for an...

dan6th January 2019
Government accused of misleading parents over schools’ success (The Guardian)
A Broken System

Government accused of misleading parents over schools’ success (The Guardian)

dan22nd October 2018
School and the mental health crisis of children and young people
A Broken System

School and the mental health crisis of children and young people

dan13th January 201920th January 2019
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Calls for Change

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
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
School starting age: the evidence
Calls for Change

School starting age: the evidence

dan24th September 2018
Missing school for holiday has NO negative impact on attainment
Calls for Change

Missing school for holiday has NO negative impact on attainment

dan14th September 201814th September 2018
“Exam Factories?” NUT commissioned research shows harm
A Broken System

“Exam Factories?” NUT commissioned research shows harm

dan14th December 201831st October 2020
Outdoor play officially ‘fundamental’ to learning (TES)
Calls for Change

Outdoor play officially ‘fundamental’ to learning (TES)

dan6th January 2019
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Future & Skills

The Warwick Commission report on the Future of Cultural Value
Future & Skills

The Warwick Commission report on the Future of Cultural Value

dan21st October 201814th December 2018
CBI President: education is more than knowledge alone
Calls for Change

CBI President: education is more than knowledge alone

dan10th November 20185th October 2020
The future of work, according to leading HR professionals
Future & Skills

The future of work, according to leading HR professionals

dan20th October 201814th December 2018
Future and skills
Future & Skills

Future and skills

dan15th December 20182nd April 2019
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
UK children missing out on languages
A Broken System

UK children missing out on languages

dan10th November 201814th December 2018
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Better Ways

Learn through video: the Khan Academy
Better Ways

Learn through video: the Khan Academy

dan20th October 20182nd December 2018
The primary school that abolished marking (BBC News Video)
Better Ways

The primary school that abolished marking (BBC News Video)

dan6th January 2019
Philosophy for children
Better Ways

Philosophy for children

dan6th January 2019
Alternatives in Education (organisation)
Better Ways

Alternatives in Education (organisation)

dan6th January 2019
What makes the Finnish school system successful? (Interviews with Pasi Silander)
Better Ways

What makes the Finnish school system successful? (Interviews with Pasi Silander)

dan22nd October 2018
Sugata Mitra: School in the Cloud
Better Ways

Sugata Mitra: School in the Cloud

dan10th November 201820th January 2019
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About Home Education

Home Education UK (website)
About Home Education

Home Education UK (website)

dan15th December 2018
Concerns about home education are “rooted in class and ethnicity”
Home Education

Concerns about home education are “rooted in class and ethnicity”

Rose Arnold21st June 201921st June 2021
Education Otherwise (organisation)
About Home Education

Education Otherwise (organisation)

dan15th December 2018
NO to monitoring
Home Education

NO to monitoring

dan1st October 20205th October 2020
Home education FAQs
About Home Education

Home education FAQs

Rose Arnold17th February 20228th April 2022
Why ‘deschooling’ is a valid part of education
About Home Education

Why ‘deschooling’ is a valid part of education

dan15th December 201821st January 2019
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Personal Stories

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
Mum, Emma “I have taken my kids out of school to keep them alive”
Personal Stories

Mum, Emma “I have taken my kids out of school to keep...

dan15th December 201825th January 2019
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
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
Stella home educates two daughters, aged 9 and 12, both with additional needs
Personal Stories

Stella home educates two daughters, aged 9 and 12, both with additional...

dan12th December 201825th January 2019
12-year-old home educated Alex shares his memories of his two years of school
Personal Stories

12-year-old home educated Alex shares his memories of his two years of...

dan15th December 2018
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What is a Suitable Education?
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