Dear Editor… HE in the Tes mailbag
What’s been said? Alongside a plea for better support for pupils with SEND and a discussion of the pros and cons of mixed attainment classes, eighteen parents who are home educating adopted …
Anyone Interested in Real Evidence?
What’s been said? On 6 September 2018, Ian Mearns MP (Lab. Gateshead) spoke in a short debate at which the Education Committee presented its recent report Forgotten children: alternative provision and the …
Mr Hinds and the Home Learning Environment
What’s been said? Home education has generally had a rough ride over recent years as far as media reporting goes, being frequently rubbished without proper consideration or dismissed as a no-hope option. …
The Proof of the Pudding…
What’s been said? The latest media coverage of home education came from ITV’s “Good Morning Britain!” show on Thursday 30 August 2018. [Update: the segment is available on GMB’s YouTube channel.] Presenters …
Home Ed on the LibDem Fringe
What’s been said? Recently we reminded our readers that the Political Conference season would soon be here, and made a passing reference to the new policy on EHE which the Liberal Democrats …
Open Minds, Closed Minds
What’s been said? On 5th August Ross Mountney, parent, former home educator and author, published a spirited piece entitled “Home Education: Registration, Monitoring and Ignorance” on her blog. Urging readers to acknowledge …