Home education continues to feature in parliamentary business What’s been said? This Byte reviews references made to HE in parliamentary business since the beginning of the year. On 7 January Lord Pearson …
Essex councillors are concerned that your children are not being monitored What’s been said? We recently highlighted a briefing presented to councillors in Essex seeking approval to lobby government for greater powers …
Home education features in the context of off-rolling and unregistered schools What’s been said? 21 January saw the publication of Ofsted’s Annual Report for the academic year 2018-19. The opening letter to …
Guilt by rumoured association is on the increase, thanks to Longfield and Spielman What’s been said? The misleading headline “Essex parents who home school now face a £1,000 fine if they mess …
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’s been said? On 6 April 2019 A Baker submitted a Freedom of Information Request [FoIR] to the Department for Education [DfE] asking for “copies of the draft versions of (Guidance to …
