The Long Awaited Response to the CNiS Consultation
Does the Department for Education’s response actually contain any new information, and if so, what is it? What’s been said? Most home educators will be aware by now that on 3 February …
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Children’s Commissioner Leads a Chorus of “And So Say All of Us”
Rachel de Souza is far from alone in calling for all children to be in school, with the Government’s own report on the first meeting of the new “attendance alliance” demonstrating that …
Department for Education Seeks to Oversee what You Teach Your Children!
Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse hears from senior civil servant that registration of children not in school is only the first step to planned monitoring of EHE children and assessment of …
Amanda Spielman on Monitoring and Civil Liberties
Ofsted’s Chief Inspector expresses her frustrations that traditional British values work against the registration and monitoring of home educated children What’s been said? Despite its failures to provide a formal response to …
Questioning Common Assumptions
Former teacher, now home educating her own children, speaks out against the misinformation and distrust meted out to home educators What’s been said? On 30 November Schoolsweek featured an Opinion piece by …
Civil Servant’s Personal “Bugbear” led to Totalitarian Bill
Submissions to Isle of Man Committee reveal how easily bureaucrats can drive the agenda. What’s been said? We recently commented on the Second Reading of the Isle of Man Education Bill, which …