What on Earth is Happening to the Schools Bill?
A Prime Minister resigns, three Education Secretaries within thirty-six hours, their Noble Lords are in revolt and the Department for Education tries to pretend there is nothing wrong with Parts 3 & …
Welsh Government Plans Local Authority Registers based on Data Sharing from April
Whilst everyone’s attention has been focused on the Schools Bill’s progress through the House of Lords, the Welsh Education Minister signals their intention to quickly implement similar plans to supervise home educating …
Children’s Commissioner’s Report on Attendance
Despite her emphasis on school attendance for all, and resulting discriminatory attitude towards any other form of educational provision, the Commissioner does recognise that some children are pushed towards HE because of …
A Rush Job, Thrown into the Public Domain Before it was Ready?
Schools Bill severely criticised for lack of proper detail in Lords Committee Stage first sitting What’s been said? The Schools Bill has been making waves in the House of Lords even before …
Understanding the Past Helps us to Address the Present
Whilst thankful for support during the Schools Bill Second Reading debate, it is the critical comments which need engaging with What’s been said? This Byte opens with brief reflections on the Second …
Counting Children
Challenging rhetoric and addressing long-standing confusion over the assertion that collecting data on every child matters What’s been said? This Byte reports on four recent items, two from Defend Digital Me [DDM] …