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 …
Tag: EHE Consultation England
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 …
Avoiding Scrutiny?
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 …
Children Responding to the Current Consultation
What’s been said? Who reads the small print? Who reads the T&Cs when buying on-line? Very few of us can be bothered, but there are times when it is wise to do …
A “New Age” for Home Education
What’s been said? Rachel Wolf was an education and innovation adviser to Prime Minister David Cameron. Previously she had advised the Conservative Party on education before becoming a policy adviser to Boris …
Annex A: What Local Authorities Really Want
What’s been said? We recently commented on the opening three sections of the DfE’s response to the 2018 consultation. The next part, Annex A, is a question by question analysis of the …