Separating the Guidance from the Consultation
What’s been said? Last week the Department for Education published its revised guidance for EHE in England, and at the same time launched a consultation on introducing a registration scheme. In the …
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Registration but Not Monitoring – Really?
What’s been said? Most home educators will be aware that yesterday, 2 April, the DfE finally responded to last year’s Call for Evidence. Just under a year after that consultation Education Secretary, …
Are More EHE ‘Refugees’ about to Arrive?
What’s been said? It’s becoming more and more apparent that the increasing numbers of EHE children are the result of a combination of circumstances. The previous model of parents motivated by a …
Damien Hinds Comments on Home Education
What’s been said? In a wide-ranging interview with The Times, 10 November, Education Secretary, Damian Hinds, answered questions on education-related topics including knife crime, school exclusions, alternative provision, social media, faith schools …
English Consultation – “Responses Are Still Being Analysed”
What’s been said? This afternoon (26 October), in a somewhat farcical twelve minute interlude in the otherwise serious business of the day, Lord Soley’s HE Bill failed to gain a Second Reading. …
Mr Hinds and the Home Learning Environment
What’s been said? Home education has generally had a rough ride over recent years as far as media reporting goes, being frequently rubbished without proper consideration or dismissed as a no-hope option. …