Data Protection – a Case Study
This is a second article written in response to the 2023 consultation on proposed revised guidance on elective home education in England. However it also has relevance for families in Wales, where …
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Essex Councillors Fear Home Educated Children are Joining Gangs
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 …
Named Person Scheme Pronounced Dead (But its Spectre Lives On)
What’s been said? On 19 September 2019 John Swinney, the Deputy First Minister for Scotland, announced that “the mandatory Named Person Scheme for every child, underpinned by law, will now not happen.” …
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 …
Minister Responds to Written Questions on Settings
What’s been said? Sir Edward Leigh (Con, Gainsborough) submitted three Written Questions in the House of Commons on 4 June, all provoked by a lack of clarity about the meaning of the …
Wondering How to Respond to the Consultation?
What’s been said? In response to last year’s EHE consultation, the DfE announced another one at the start of April. Entitled Children Not in School, the new consultation seeks comments on establishing …