Say it like it is
What’s been said? In her Aug 2017 report to the Tynwald concluding her first year as Isle of Man Children’s Champion, Daphne Caine cites an email which she had received from a …
Extremist Home Educators are Known to the Police
What’s been said? According to an article in the Sunday Times (4 March 2018) police have been aware since 2015 of 35 extremists who removed their children to home education from state …
Are Parents Suitably Qualified to Educate their Children?
What’s been said? Frank Field MP has submitted 4 questions about home education, which were answered (5 March 2018) by Ann Milton, Minister of State for Skills and Apprenticeships. The questions concerned …
Pupils Outside of Mainstream Schools – Amanda Spielman
What’s been said? The Education Select Committee has taken evidence on consecutive days in which EHE has been mentioned. On 6 March 2018, the committee heard from head teachers and managers of …
Take Home Education Out of the Shadows
What’s been said? Writing in the Comments section of the Times on 28 February 2018, Alice Thomson, privately educated Times journalist and close friend of David Cameron, calls for home ed to …
House of Commons Briefing Paper on Home Education in England
What’s been said? The House of Commons Library published a Briefing Paper on Home Education in England on 13 February 2018. The summary is available here and the full report may also …