Eerily Quiet on the HE Front
What’s been said? There has been little to report on the HE front of late, given the Christmas recess and parliamentary attention being focused on more demanding constitutional matters. One written question …
A Change of Tune?
What’s been said? In a House of Lords debate convened by Baroness Armstrong on 13th December on challenges facing young people, Lord Storey made an interesting observation. After commenting on various 21st …
Home Education Policies in Europe
What’s been said? A thirty-four page document entitled Home Education Policies in Europe was issued in October 2018 by the Publications Office of the European Union. It is part of a range …
Welsh Government Accepts Children Commissioner’s Recommendations
What’s been said? Our previous Byte reported the Children’s Commissioner for Wales’ recent comments on home education. On 28 November the Welsh Government published its response [PDF] to her Annual Report. Both …
Children’s Commissioner for Wales and Home Education
What’s been said? When Professor Sally Holland, Children’s Commissioner for Wales, published her 2018 Annual Report in October, she commented that this was the third year she had “called on the Welsh …
More Spin than Fact
What’s been said? Hull Daily Mail reporter Angus Young’s 29 November article, “Schools are encouraging parents to home-educate kids to improve their performance” was no more HE-friendly than his previous one on …