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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      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

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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

Sugata Mitra: School in the Cloud

Sugata Mitra: School in the Cloud

dan10th November 201820th January 2019
Sugata Mitra: how kids teach themselves

Sugata Mitra: how kids teach themselves

dan10th November 2018
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
Video: What is self-directed education?

Video: What is self-directed education?

dan6th January 2019
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
Making kids read makes them less interested in it

Making kids read makes them less interested in it

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

Curiosity is key to early academic success – new research

dan21st October 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

A socialist case against persecuting home educators (Medium)
A Broken System

A socialist case against persecuting home educators (Medium)

dan24th October 20182nd December 2018
‘The Rise of the Meritocracy’ was intended as a warning
A Broken System

‘The Rise of the Meritocracy’ was intended as a warning

dan24th October 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
Ellie Chick’s results day Twitter video #ForgottenThird
Change Needed

Ellie Chick’s results day Twitter video #ForgottenThird

dan29th November 2018
Teachers at breaking point – stories and letters in the press
A Broken System

Teachers at breaking point – stories and letters in the press

dan14th May 2018
Time in isolation – just another part of the school day
A Broken System

Time in isolation – just another part of the school day

dan21st September 2018
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Calls for Change

School starting age: the evidence
Calls for Change

School starting age: the evidence

dan24th September 2018
Professional writers’ advice to kids on spelling and grammar tests
Calls for Change

Professional writers’ advice to kids on spelling and grammar tests

dan10th November 2018
“Exam Factories?” NUT commissioned research shows harm
A Broken System

“Exam Factories?” NUT commissioned research shows harm

dan14th December 201831st October 2020
Sir Ken Robinson: a revolution in education
Calls for Change

Sir Ken Robinson: a revolution in education

dan24th November 20181st March 2021
Dear government: an open letter about special needs education
Calls for Change

Dear government: an open letter about special needs education

dan15th December 201815th 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

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
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
CBI President: education is more than knowledge alone
Calls for Change

CBI President: education is more than knowledge alone

dan10th November 20185th October 2020
Institute for the Future on the skills needed
Future & Skills

Institute for the Future on the skills needed

dan6th January 2019
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
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Better Ways

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

The primary school that abolished marking (BBC News Video)

dan6th January 2019
Sugata Mitra: School in the Cloud
Better Ways

Sugata Mitra: School in the Cloud

dan10th November 201820th January 2019
Self-directed learning at Summerhill
Better Ways

Self-directed learning at Summerhill

dan20th October 2018
Hackschooling
Better Ways

Hackschooling

dan6th January 2019
Mix it up: friends of different ages
Better Ways

Mix it up: friends of different ages

dan11th November 201821st January 2019
What if…young people designed their own learning?
Better Ways

What if…young people designed their own learning?

dan24th September 2018
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About Home Education

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
Why ‘deschooling’ is a valid part of education
About Home Education

Why ‘deschooling’ is a valid part of education

dan15th December 201821st January 2019
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
How home educators move towards informal learning
About Home Education

How home educators move towards informal learning

dan10th January 201919th January 2019
Bibliography – Home Education UK
Home Education

Bibliography – Home Education UK

Rose Arnold14th October 2020
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Personal Stories

Personal accounts: home ed and academic success
Personal Stories

Personal accounts: home ed and academic success

Rose Arnold21st June 2021
Jaz: first-class degree from London College of Fashion, despite dyslexia
Personal Stories

Jaz: first-class degree from London College of Fashion, despite dyslexia

dan15th December 201819th January 2019
Dan Rubin – home educated photographer and designer
Personal Stories

Dan Rubin – home educated photographer and designer

dan7th October 201820th January 2019
Lola: High functioning Aspergers, wants to be an author and illustrator
Personal Stories

Lola: High functioning Aspergers, wants to be an author and illustrator

dan1st December 201824th 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
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
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What is a Suitable Education?
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  • Learning
    • How We Learn
    • Future & Skills
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    • No Monitoring
    • Personal Stories
    • About Home Education
    • Safeguarding Analysis