Reversing the Pressure on Politicians
What’s been said? Over the last decade, various groups have lobbied politicians hard to tighten state oversight of family life. High on their list of targets has been home education. Home educators …
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When Good Parents Do Nothing
What’s been said? In the early 1950s one parent, Joy Baker, stood up to officialdom in order to exercise her right to educate her own children rather than let the state decide …
Safeguarding – Not just a Welsh Consultation Issue
What’s been said? This post considers the issue of “safeguarding” raised by the Welsh consultation on new EHE guidelines. We do stress, however, that these issues also apply to HE families across …
An Interesting Political Initiative
A new and very different HE website appeared on 25 June 2019. Entitled Labour Home Educators, this group identifies itself with one particular political party. The only other comparable group we know …
Longfield Calls for Home Education Assessments
What’s been said? On 11 June 19, Anne Longfield, Children’s Commissioner for England, appeared before the Education Committee for an “accountability hearing.” The recording of the seventy-five minute session can be watched …
What Most MPs Know about Home Education
What’s been said? The House of Commons Library published a Briefing Paper on Home Education in England on 23 April 2019. The Summary is available here and the full report may also …