Two Home Education Consultations Planned for Wales
What’s been said? The Children, Young People and Education Committee of the Welsh Assembly met on Thursday 18 July. The main topic of discussion was Higher Education, but EHE was mentioned twice …
Parents Coerced, Nudged and Persuaded into Home Education
What’s been said? Three days after Ed Timpson’s appearance before the Education Committee at which the connection between off-rolling and HE featured, the Tes carried a series of three articles by Dave …
Scottish Home Educators “Face an Overtly Hostile Environment”
What’s been said? Home-educating families are being unfairly treated through Scotland’s health-visiting service, writes Alison Preuss in the Tes on 29 June 2019. Preuss is the founder of Scottish Home Education Forums, …
Edward Timpson on Off-rolling and Home Education
What’s been said? Edward Timpson, whose report on school exclusions was published in May, appeared before the Education Committee on 2 July. As in recent accountability hearings with Anne Longfield and Damian …
New EHE Guidelines – Advice from a QC
What’s been said? Towards the end of June, the Centre for Personalised Education published on its website a fact sheet based on advice which it and Education Otherwise have received from a …
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 …