Soley Bill – Committee Stage and Further Amendments
What’s been said? The significant news is that the Committee Stage of Lord Soley’s Bill will take place on Friday 27 April. Judging by the progress of other PMBs in the Lords, …
Category: England
SATs are for Schools not Families
What’s been said? Frank Field, Labour Member for Birkenhead, asked a written “Named Day Question”, in the House of Commons on 21 March 2018. He wanted to know if the Secretary of …
Safer in the Hands of the State?
What’s been said? The Newcastle Safeguarding Board recently published a Serious Case Review report into child sexual exploitation in the city. It contains a section on the role of schools, stating that …
Protecting Children and Bridging Social Divides
What’s been said? Following the publication of the Integrated Communities Strategy green paper, attention turned to questions in the Lords on Children: Missed Education and the Telegraph article “Plan for home school …
Lord Lucas Amendments – 8th March
What’s been said? Unusually Lord Lucas drip-fed his amendments to Lord Soley’s Bill into the parliamentary system. Comments are available on his first and second sets of amendments. His third collection, identified …
One Battle Won
What’s been said? The Integrated Communities Strategy, published 15 March 2018 (see our comment) made clear that those demanding compulsory registration for home educators were to be disappointed. Greg Hurst’s confident pronouncements …