The Rights of the Child?
What’s been said? Writing in Politics Home on 23 April 2018, Lord Soley opens a debate about the rights of the child in advance of the discussion of his Home Education (Duty …
English Consultations Update
What’s been said? As the DfE launched their EHE Call for Evidence and Consultation<link> on 10th April, an accompanying gov.uk news story reported on a “package of measures to help make sure …
Will the Lessons of Windrush be Applied to Home Education?
What’s been said? Most people in Great Britain are now aware of the Windrush generation of people who emigrated as children from Caribbean countries between 1948 and 1971. On 16 April 2018 …
Fears of bullying drives Muslim children to being homeschooled
What’s been said? If you’ve read our post about Islamic parents choosing to home educate as a result of bullying, the above headline will sound familiar. This one is taken from a …
Muslims, home education and risk in British society
What’s been said? In April the British Journal of Sociology of Education (£) carried a short paper which came out of “a larger study exploring the views of a diverse range of …
Home Education Consultation and Call for Evidence Launched!
What’s been said? Yesterday (10th April 2018) the Department for Education (DfE) launched a consultation and call for evidence on Elective Home Education. A commitment to consult on draft revised non-statutory guidance …