Behind Closed Doors
What Lynne Neagle’s letter reveals about the hostile environment towards EHE What’s been said? When the Welsh Children and Young People Committee [CYPE] met on 14 November, it noted two pieces of …
Home Education ‘Graduates’ and the World of Work
Setting the record straight What’s been said? On 12 November 2019, the Swindon Advertiser published an article on Susan Walklate, a former home-educating mum who has written a book, Radical Home Education, …
Understanding the Hostile Environment in which we Live
Why many children’s professionals are suspicious of EHE What’s been said? Three short guest articles have been uploaded to the new Library section of the HE Byte. Here you will find items …
Isle of Man Bill Delayed Amid Legal Controversy
Officials choose to ignore legal opinion What’s been said? The Isle of Man Education Bill 2019, expected to be introduced in October, has been delayed. The whole concept of the Bill is …
One Unhappy Children’s Commissioner
Professor Holland fears the need for primary legislation will thwart her plans What’s been said? On Wednesday 6 November 2019, the Welsh Assembly’s Children, Young People and Education Committee [CYPE] met, and …
Direct Engagement in Wales
Education Committee to discuss QC’s legal opinion on draft guidance What’s been said? The next meeting of the Children, Young People & Education Committee of the National Assembly for Wales [CYPE] is …