Ofsted Annual Report 2018-19
Home education features in the context of off-rolling and unregistered schools What’s been said? 21 January saw the publication of Ofsted’s Annual Report for the academic year 2018-19. The opening letter to …
Essex Councillors Fear Home Educated Children are Joining Gangs
Guilt by rumoured association is on the increase, thanks to Longfield and Spielman What’s been said? The misleading headline “Essex parents who home school now face a £1,000 fine if they mess …
Home Education Belongs in a Free Society
Poole MP says, “a diverse education system… is the best thing for our nation.” What’s been said? The lull in political comment on home education in the House of Commons was shattered …
Hungry for Your Children’s Data?
FFT Education Datalab’s external affairs manager calls for an HE register What’s been said? In early December Claudia Civinini wrote an article on the Tes website entitled, “Disadvantage gap widens when off-rolled …
Gateshead’s EHE Multi-Agency Group is an Alarming Signal
Why Gateshead’s Draft EHE Strategy also matters elsewhere What’s been said? A recent Byte alerted home educators to a consultation on their Draft Elective Home Education Strategy 2020-25 opened by Gateshead Council …
Gateshead EHE Consultation Fails to Follow LGA Guidelines
Consultation on Draft HE Strategy for the next five years open for just five weeks until 17 January! What’s been said? Gateshead Council’s website carries an announcement about a consultation which opened …