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 Laura Schultz – children’s logical and scientific mindsLaura Schultz – children’s logical and scientific mindsdan25th November 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 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 Informal learning: an interview with Dr Alan ThomasInformal learning: an interview with Dr Alan Thomasdan20th October 201820th October 2018 Sugata Mitra: School in the CloudSugata Mitra: School in the Clouddan10th November 201820th 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 Curiosity is key to early academic success – new researchCuriosity is key to early academic success – new researchdan21st October 2018 Video: What is self-directed education?Video: What is self-directed education?dan6th January 2019 Choosing how to spend their time is good for kidsChoosing how to spend their time is good for kidsdan24th October 2018 Sugata Mitra: how kids teach themselvesSugata Mitra: how kids teach themselvesdan10th November 2018 Home education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learnHome education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learndan14th January 201921st June 2021 Being obsessed with dinosaurs enhances kids’ intelligence (Psychology Spot)Being obsessed with dinosaurs enhances kids’ intelligence (Psychology Spot)dan6th January 2019 Load more posts Broken System Ellie Chick’s results day Twitter video #ForgottenThirdChange NeededEllie Chick’s results day Twitter video #ForgottenThirddan29th November 2018 School and the mental health crisis of children and young peopleA Broken SystemSchool and the mental health crisis of children and young peopledan13th January 201920th January 2019 Not Fine in School – school refusersA Broken SystemNot Fine in School – school refusersdan10th November 2018 Black working-class youth criminalised and excluded by English school systemChange NeededBlack working-class youth criminalised and excluded by English school systemRose Arnold17th January 2021 “Exam Factories?” NUT commissioned research shows harmA Broken System“Exam Factories?” NUT commissioned research shows harmdan14th December 201831st October 2020 Children’s writing skills harmed by primary curriculumA Broken SystemChildren’s writing skills harmed by primary curriculumdan24th October 2018 Load more posts Calls for Change 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 “Exam Factories?” NUT commissioned research shows harmA Broken System“Exam Factories?” NUT commissioned research shows harmdan14th December 201831st October 2020 Sir Ken Robinson: a revolution in educationCalls for ChangeSir Ken Robinson: a revolution in educationdan24th November 20181st March 2021 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 Load more posts Future & Skills CBI President: education is more than knowledge aloneCalls for ChangeCBI President: education is more than knowledge alonedan10th November 20185th October 2020 Let kids get cyber skills playing and exploring onlineFuture & SkillsLet kids get cyber skills playing and exploring onlinedan20th October 201814th December 2018 How Minecraft and duct tape wallets prepare kids for the futureFuture & SkillsHow Minecraft and duct tape wallets prepare kids for the futuredan25th November 2018 98% of 5-year-olds are ‘creative geniuses’Future & Skills98% of 5-year-olds are ‘creative geniuses’dan25th November 20189th October 2021 UK children missing out on languagesA Broken SystemUK children missing out on languagesdan10th November 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 HackschoolingBetter WaysHackschoolingdan6th January 2019 Self-directed learning at SummerhillBetter WaysSelf-directed learning at Summerhilldan20th October 2018 The Phoenix Education Trust (charitable trust)Better WaysThe Phoenix Education Trust (charitable trust)dan7th January 2019 Sugata Mitra: School in the CloudBetter WaysSugata Mitra: School in the Clouddan10th November 201820th January 2019 HundrED: 100 ideas to make school betterBetter WaysHundrED: 100 ideas to make school betterdan20th 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 Load more posts About Home Education Concerns about home education are “rooted in class and ethnicity”Home EducationConcerns about home education are “rooted in class and ethnicity”Rose Arnold21st June 201921st June 2021 Education Otherwise (organisation)About Home EducationEducation Otherwise (organisation)dan15th December 2018 Bibliography – Home Education UKHome EducationBibliography – Home Education UKRose Arnold14th October 2020 Why Do Teachers Home Educate Their Own Children?About Home EducationWhy Do Teachers Home Educate Their Own Children?dan11th January 201919th June 2019 Socialisation and visibility of home educated childrenAbout Home EducationSocialisation and visibility of home educated childrenRose Arnold16th September 202116th September 2021 How home educators move towards informal learningAbout Home EducationHow home educators move towards informal learningdan10th January 201919th January 2019 Load more posts Personal Stories SukyPersonal StoriesSukydan15th December 201815th December 2018 Ex SENCO teacher Sarah home educates her childrenPersonal StoriesEx SENCO teacher Sarah home educates her childrendan26th January 201927th 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 “The decision to home educate was the best decision we have made”Personal Stories“The decision to home educate was the best decision we have made”Rose Arnold10th September 202114th September 2021 Monitoring “will do the children themselves a huge injustice”Personal StoriesMonitoring “will do the children themselves a huge injustice”Rose Arnold24th June 202124th June 2021 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
Laura Schultz – children’s logical and scientific mindsLaura Schultz – children’s logical and scientific mindsdan25th November 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
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
Informal learning: an interview with Dr Alan ThomasInformal learning: an interview with Dr Alan Thomasdan20th October 201820th October 2018
Sugata Mitra: School in the CloudSugata Mitra: School in the Clouddan10th November 201820th 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
Curiosity is key to early academic success – new researchCuriosity is key to early academic success – new researchdan21st October 2018
Choosing how to spend their time is good for kidsChoosing how to spend their time is good for kidsdan24th October 2018
Home education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learnHome education and students’ intrinsic motivation to learndan14th January 201921st June 2021
Being obsessed with dinosaurs enhances kids’ intelligence (Psychology Spot)Being obsessed with dinosaurs enhances kids’ intelligence (Psychology Spot)dan6th January 2019
Ellie Chick’s results day Twitter video #ForgottenThirdChange NeededEllie Chick’s results day Twitter video #ForgottenThirddan29th November 2018
School and the mental health crisis of children and young peopleA Broken SystemSchool and the mental health crisis of children and young peopledan13th January 201920th January 2019
Not Fine in School – school refusersA Broken SystemNot Fine in School – school refusersdan10th November 2018
Black working-class youth criminalised and excluded by English school systemChange NeededBlack working-class youth criminalised and excluded by English school systemRose Arnold17th January 2021
“Exam Factories?” NUT commissioned research shows harmA Broken System“Exam Factories?” NUT commissioned research shows harmdan14th December 201831st October 2020
Children’s writing skills harmed by primary curriculumA Broken SystemChildren’s writing skills harmed by primary curriculumdan24th October 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
“Exam Factories?” NUT commissioned research shows harmA Broken System“Exam Factories?” NUT commissioned research shows harmdan14th December 201831st October 2020
Sir Ken Robinson: a revolution in educationCalls for ChangeSir Ken Robinson: a revolution in educationdan24th November 20181st March 2021
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
CBI President: education is more than knowledge aloneCalls for ChangeCBI President: education is more than knowledge alonedan10th November 20185th October 2020
Let kids get cyber skills playing and exploring onlineFuture & SkillsLet kids get cyber skills playing and exploring onlinedan20th October 201814th December 2018
How Minecraft and duct tape wallets prepare kids for the futureFuture & SkillsHow Minecraft and duct tape wallets prepare kids for the futuredan25th November 2018
98% of 5-year-olds are ‘creative geniuses’Future & Skills98% of 5-year-olds are ‘creative geniuses’dan25th November 20189th October 2021
UK children missing out on languagesA Broken SystemUK children missing out on languagesdan10th November 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
Self-directed learning at SummerhillBetter WaysSelf-directed learning at Summerhilldan20th October 2018
The Phoenix Education Trust (charitable trust)Better WaysThe Phoenix Education Trust (charitable trust)dan7th January 2019
Sugata Mitra: School in the CloudBetter WaysSugata Mitra: School in the Clouddan10th November 201820th January 2019
HundrED: 100 ideas to make school betterBetter WaysHundrED: 100 ideas to make school betterdan20th 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
Concerns about home education are “rooted in class and ethnicity”Home EducationConcerns about home education are “rooted in class and ethnicity”Rose Arnold21st June 201921st June 2021
Education Otherwise (organisation)About Home EducationEducation Otherwise (organisation)dan15th December 2018
Bibliography – Home Education UKHome EducationBibliography – Home Education UKRose Arnold14th October 2020
Why Do Teachers Home Educate Their Own Children?About Home EducationWhy Do Teachers Home Educate Their Own Children?dan11th January 201919th June 2019
Socialisation and visibility of home educated childrenAbout Home EducationSocialisation and visibility of home educated childrenRose Arnold16th September 202116th September 2021
How home educators move towards informal learningAbout Home EducationHow home educators move towards informal learningdan10th January 201919th January 2019
Ex SENCO teacher Sarah home educates her childrenPersonal StoriesEx SENCO teacher Sarah home educates her childrendan26th January 201927th 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
“The decision to home educate was the best decision we have made”Personal Stories“The decision to home educate was the best decision we have made”Rose Arnold10th September 202114th September 2021
Monitoring “will do the children themselves a huge injustice”Personal StoriesMonitoring “will do the children themselves a huge injustice”Rose Arnold24th June 202124th June 2021
Dan Rubin – home educated photographer and designerPersonal StoriesDan Rubin – home educated photographer and designerdan7th October 201820th January 2019