Anyone Interested in Real Evidence?
What’s been said? On 6 September 2018, Ian Mearns MP (Lab. Gateshead) spoke in a short debate at which the Education Committee presented its recent report Forgotten children: alternative provision and the …
Category: England
Mr Hinds and the Home Learning Environment
What’s been said? Home education has generally had a rough ride over recent years as far as media reporting goes, being frequently rubbished without proper consideration or dismissed as a no-hope option. …
Open Minds, Closed Minds
What’s been said? On 5th August Ross Mountney, parent, former home educator and author, published a spirited piece entitled “Home Education: Registration, Monitoring and Ignorance” on her blog. Urging readers to acknowledge …
Trusting Parents to Know What’s Best for Their Children
What’s been said? Sophia Moss’ balanced and comprehensive article in the 10th July edition of Prospect magazine is well worth its 10-12 minutes’ estimated reading time. Entitled “Home education: can we really …
Freedom of Information Request – Consultation Submissions
What’s been said? In response to a Freedom of Information Request the Department for Education have published the number of submissions they received in response to the English Call for Evidence concerning …
“Baby P”, David Cameron and Home Education
What’s been said? A week after the English EHE Call for Evidence was published, blogger Sue Gerrard published an article rather unimaginatively entitled Home education: politics. However, it’s an important article which …