Damien Hinds on Children Not in School
What’s been said? The Commons Education Committee held an Accountability Hearing on 26 June with Education Secretary Damian Hinds. He was questioned for an hour and forty minutes on a wide range …
Category: England
Minister Responds to Written Questions on Settings
What’s been said? Sir Edward Leigh (Con, Gainsborough) submitted three Written Questions in the House of Commons on 4 June, all provoked by a lack of clarity about the meaning of the …
Longfield Calls for Home Education Assessments
What’s been said? On 11 June 19, Anne Longfield, Children’s Commissioner for England, appeared before the Education Committee for an “accountability hearing.” The recording of the seventy-five minute session can be watched …
“All These Things Conflate”
What’s been said? The publication of the Timpson Review and the Government’s response to it was announced in the Commons on 7 May by Education Secretary Damian Hinds. The review was commissioned …
Wondering How to Respond to the Consultation?
What’s been said? In response to last year’s EHE consultation, the DfE announced another one at the start of April. Entitled Children Not in School, the new consultation seeks comments on establishing …
Recognising Media Rhetoric – a Must Read
What’s been said? Personalised Education Now published a new piece of research by Wendy Charles-Warner on 1 April, Home Education and Child Abuse: How Media Rhetoric Drives the Myth. The full document …