Vigilance still Needed
With the spotlight on pandemic schooling at home and the problems of reopening schools, it is helpful to be reminded that state distrust of home education has not evaporated. What’s been said? …
Category: Scotland
Home Truths on Home Education in Scotland and Elsewhere
The Scottish Home Education Forum’s investigation of local authorities’ relationships with home educating families provides vital insights for other parts of the UK What’s been said? On Monday 10 March, the Scottish …
Scottish “State Snoopers” Reappear in Different Guise
Astounding workaround of the Named Person scheme reported in Scottish press What’s been said? The title of our October 2019 Byte, Named Person Scheme pronounced dead, but its Spectre lives on, has …
Obfuscating Officialdom called out by Scottish Petitioners
Public inquiry into GIRFEC human rights impact: parliamentary petition update What’s been said? The problem of non-consensual inter-agency information sharing being faced by Scottish home educators and the objections raised by Alison …
Named Person Scheme Pronounced Dead (But its Spectre Lives On)
What’s been said? On 19 September 2019 John Swinney, the Deputy First Minister for Scotland, announced that “the mandatory Named Person Scheme for every child, underpinned by law, will now not happen.” …
Constructive Engagement with Scottish Government
What’s been said? On behalf of the Scottish Home Education Forum [SHEF], Alison Preuss made an important announcement on 31 August 2019 about an intended review of home education guidance in Scotland. …