Damian Hinds’ Plan for a Crackdown
What was said? According to the Sunday Times (15 February 2018) Damian Hinds, Secretary of State for Education, is going to “get tough” – he plans a “crackdown” on illegal schools to …
Isle of Man Home Education – Who Defines “Suitable”?
What’s been said? The Tynwald, the Isle of Man’s government, consulted last autumn on major changes to education provision in a new Education Bill. All areas of the existing legislation (Education Act …
It’s State Education, not Home Schooling, we Need to Worry About
What’s been said? Writing in Conservative Woman (20 February 2018) Chris McGovern (Chairman of the Campaign for Real Education; a retired head teacher with 35 years’ teaching experience, and a former advisor …
Legions of Home Educated Children are Missing
What’s been said? According to the Sunday Times (18 February 2018) ‘legions’ of children are missing in home education. Quoting the well documented cases of Dylan Seabridge and Khyra Ishaq, together with …
Will the Liberal Democrats Change their Home Education Spots?
What’s been said? In early February the LibDems published details of their 2018 Spring Conference planned for 9th – 11th March. Not long afterwards an extract from “Policy Paper 128, Every Child …
Plenary National Assembly for Wales Statement by Cabinet Secretary for Education
What’s been said? 30 January 2018: Kirsty Williams, Cabinet Secretary for Education in the Welsh Assembly, has announced the expected consultation about elective home education (EHE). Crucially, there is to be no …