Educating Members of Parliament One by One
Thanks to proactive engagement on the part of their constituents, some contributors to the recent Westminster Hall debate had investigated ‘further than a headline’ – and it showed What’s been said? A …
Tag: National Curriculum
Exactly the kind of education that everybody else is getting
Kit Malthouse’s only ministerial comment on elective home education explains why it is perceived as a problem by those who manage the state’s education machine. What’s been said? It has been a …
Proposals for Local Authority Registers Create Wider Concerns
Articles published on websites outside the HE communities emphasise the dangers of the plans for registers of children not in school for all families, especially as they are now being conflated with …
Thinking About Responding to the Welsh Consultation?
What’s been said? At the end of July the Welsh government launched a consultation on new guidelines for home education. The consultation closes on 21 October. If the proposals are implemented, they …
SATs are for Schools not Families
What’s been said? Frank Field, Labour Member for Birkenhead, asked a written “Named Day Question”, in the House of Commons on 21 March 2018. He wanted to know if the Secretary of …
Homeschooling: A Class Apart? The Wright Stuff – Channel 5
What’s been said? On 21 March 2018, Matthew Wright chose to tackle home education on his show, “The Wright Stuff” with guests Vince Cable, leader of the Liberal Democrats, and regular panellists …