Look Out! Here Comes Another Bill!
MP makes known that they are working towards putting forward a Ten Minute Rule Bill to establish “the register” of children not in school. What’s been said? Many will be aware that …
Don’t Miss this Opportunity to Accentuate the Positives
Petitions Committee debate on 27 March is an opportunity to connect with your MP and communicate to them the benefits to children of family-based education. Post publication note: On Tuesday 7 March, …
Conflicting Views on the ‘Voice of the Child’
Scottish Government publish the responses to their home education guidance consultation along with an analysis of them What’s been said? On 2 February the Scottish Government Children & Families and Education Learning …
Persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils
Commons Education Committee seeks input on why cases of “persistent and severe absence” have increased in schools What’s been said? On 12 January, the Education Committee announced a new inquiry into the …
Attendance, Attendance, Attendance
Viewing complex, multi-faceted problems through a single lens only distorts the issues; trying to impose a one-size-fits-all solution only causes further harm to those involved – especially when it sets the unreachable …
Demise of the Schools Bill Finally Confirmed
The million dollar question was eventually answered by Gillian Keegan during an Education Committee Accountability Hearing on Wednesday 7 December, three months after rumours had begun to circulate! What’s been said? “What …