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 …
Further Concerns about Unregistered Schools
What’s been said? BBC News at Six on 26 February 2018 broadcast an interview with Amanda Spielman, Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills, in which she called yet again for …
Home Ed Parents Prepared to go to Jail
What was said? The parents of Lilian Hardy, the child actress who played Matilda in the West End musical, have made further information known about their daughter’s case as the situation in …
Damian Hinds’ Plan for a Crackdown
What was said? According to the Sunday Times (15 February 2018) Damian Hinds, Secretary of State for Education, is going to “get tough” – he plans a “crackdown” on illegal schools to …
Isle of Man Home Education – Who Defines “Suitable”?
What’s been said? The Tynwald, the Isle of Man’s government, consulted last autumn on major changes to education provision in a new Education Bill. All areas of the existing legislation (Education Act …
It’s State Education, not Home Schooling, we Need to Worry About
What’s been said? Writing in Conservative Woman (20 February 2018) Chris McGovern (Chairman of the Campaign for Real Education; a retired head teacher with 35 years’ teaching experience, and a former advisor …