An Interesting Political Initiative
A new and very different HE website appeared on 25 June 2019. Entitled Labour Home Educators, this group identifies itself with one particular political party. The only other comparable group we know …
Human Rights Challenge to Proposed Isle of Man Bill
What’s been said? Manx Independent carried the following article by Sam Turton on 20 June, New Education Bill goes against human rights say lawyers, with the online version appearing on IoM Today, …
“So How Do You Socialise Them?”
What’s been said? On 15 April 2019 an article entitled Homeschooled children are far more socially engaged than you might think was published on The Conversation website. It was also picked up …
Non-consensual Inter-agency Information-sharing in Scotland
What’s been said? The sub-title of a 28 May Tes article, Government’s safeguarding policy making families who home-educate feel ‘under threat’, is as true now as it was when we first reported …
Minister Responds to Written Questions on Settings
What’s been said? Sir Edward Leigh (Con, Gainsborough) submitted three Written Questions in the House of Commons on 4 June, all provoked by a lack of clarity about the meaning of the …
Longfield Calls for Home Education Assessments
What’s been said? On 11 June 19, Anne Longfield, Children’s Commissioner for England, appeared before the Education Committee for an “accountability hearing.” The recording of the seventy-five minute session can be watched …