A Petition to the Scottish Parliament
What’s been said? With the pressures of recent weeks, during which English home educators have been focussed on the DfE consultation, it has been easy for them to forget that HE is …
A Friend in High Places
What’s been said? The Local Government Association [LGA] published an article in edition 623 of their magazine First (May 2018, page 7) entitled ‘Register home-schooled children’, says LGA. It refers to the …
The True Freedom of Home Education
What’s been said? In February 2018, the BBC website posted a video describing the experience of unschooling. The parent concerned feels that unschooling differs from home education in that her children can …
You’d Better be Telling the Truth, Mr. Hinds!
What’s been said? During Education Questions in the Commons on Monday 25th June, Mary Robinson (Conservative, Cheadle, Cheshire) asked a Topical Question about HE. She asked Damien Hinds, “Approximately 48,000 children are …
Children Missing Education: a Breakdown of the Stats
What’s been said? Staffordshire has become the latest Local Authority to get involved in the Children Missing Education (CME) debacle. A recent survey has revealed that 39 students across their schools simply …
Wise Words from Down Under
What’s been said? Published on line in July 2016, a research article entitled “Child-led and interest-inspired learning, home education, learning differences and the impact of regulation” by Giuliana Liberto still has relevance …