Exams Cancelled – Seize the Moment!
What’s been said? We all know that we are in another national lockdown no matter where in the UK we live. The papers and magazines all know it too, rushing to offer …
Category: England
Legal Advice being Sought by Portsmouth Home Educators
Home Educators hoping to mount legal challenge to their City Council over aggressive actions towards them achieve their funding target within twenty-four hours What’s been said? On 21 December Portsmouth Home Education …
Unicef UK, the Rights of the Child and Graham Badman
Why it is essential for home educators to understand the rationale behind Unicef UK’s submission, rather than just allowing it to infuriate them What’s been said? Many will be surprised that the …
Government Letter to Local Authorities Causes Confusion
Department for Education guidance in response to parents withdrawing children from schools due to COVID-19 fears undermines educational freedom What’s been said? Early in November we commented on a DfE blog post …
Department for Education Announces a Registration Scheme in its Select Committee Submission
Does this mean that the recent lobbying by Halfon, the LGA, the ADCS and others has been superfluous, or is it a signal that a register is just the next step towards …
Robert Halfon’s Letter: an Exercise in Orwellian Political Doublespeak
Education Committee Chair must think home educated children and their parents cannot read between the lines. What’s been said? Robert Halfon MP Chairman of the House of Commons Education Committee, not content …