Numbers, Numbers, Numbers
What’s been said? On 24 June David Drew (Lab/Co-op, Stroud) submitted three Written Questions [268354, 268355 & 268357] in the House of Commons. Firstly he asked about the number of children withdrawn …
Northern Irish Consultation Closes 21 August
What’s been said? Our comment “Hard Work Pays Off” (10 June) featured the Education Authority (EA) for Northern Ireland’s announcement of a twelve week public consultation on its draft Guidelines for Elective …
Home Schooling More Than Doubles to ‘Size of a Small Secondary School’
What’s been said? Home schooling more than doubles to “size of a small secondary school” is the rather sensational headline of a report by Molly Williams in the Sheffield Telegraph on 4 …
Revised EHE Guidance Proposed for Scotland
What’s been said? In a similar exchange to the one which recently indicated two imminent EHE consultations in Wales, the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, stated in May that his …
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 …