Look Out! Here Comes Another Bill!
MP makes known that they are working towards putting forward a Ten Minute Rule Bill to establish “the register” of children not in school. What’s been said? Many will be aware that …
Tag: Children’s Commissioner for England
Don’t Miss this Opportunity to Accentuate the Positives
Petitions Committee debate on 27 March is an opportunity to connect with your MP and communicate to them the benefits to children of family-based education. Post publication note: On Tuesday 7 March, …
Persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils
Commons Education Committee seeks input on why cases of “persistent and severe absence” have increased in schools What’s been said? On 12 January, the Education Committee announced a new inquiry into the …
Odd Socks and Blind Spots
Key DfE players take to virtue signalling on Twitter to mark the start of Anti-Bullying Week, but fail to see the irony in their own Department’s attitude towards those being educated outside …
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 …
Important but Apparently Forgotten Historic Ministerial Letters
Two letters written fifteen years ago provide important insights into the current moves to impose state supervision on home educating families What’s been said? It appears that for over a decade, two …