Home Education Belongs in a Free Society
Poole MP says, “a diverse education system… is the best thing for our nation.” What’s been said? The lull in political comment on home education in the House of Commons was shattered …
Hungry for Your Children’s Data?
FFT Education Datalab’s external affairs manager calls for an HE register What’s been said? In early December Claudia Civinini wrote an article on the Tes website entitled, “Disadvantage gap widens when off-rolled …
Gateshead’s EHE Multi-Agency Group is an Alarming Signal
Why Gateshead’s Draft EHE Strategy also matters elsewhere What’s been said? A recent Byte alerted home educators to a consultation on their Draft Elective Home Education Strategy 2020-25 opened by Gateshead Council …
Gateshead EHE Consultation Fails to Follow LGA Guidelines
Consultation on Draft HE Strategy for the next five years open for just five weeks until 17 January! What’s been said? Gateshead Council’s website carries an announcement about a consultation which opened …
Obfuscating Officialdom called out by Scottish Petitioners
Public inquiry into GIRFEC human rights impact: parliamentary petition update What’s been said? The problem of non-consensual inter-agency information sharing being faced by Scottish home educators and the objections raised by Alison …
Response to Welsh Consultation Delayed
Minister says submissions “raised complex technical, policy and legal matters which require careful consideration.” What’s been said? On Wednesday 11 December Welsh Minister for Education, Kirsty Williams, published a statement updating Assembly …