“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 …
Hard Work Pays Off
What’s been said? The Education Authority (EA) for Northern Ireland recently announced a 12 week public consultation on its draft ”Guidelines for Elective Home Education”, running from 29th May until 21st August …
What Most MPs Know about Home Education
What’s been said? The House of Commons Library published a Briefing Paper on Home Education in England on 23 April 2019. The Summary is available here and the full report may also …