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 …
Tag: EHE Consultation England
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 …
Independent Views
What’s been said? The topic of home education has received consistent coverage in various sections of the Independent. Their Education Correspondent Eleanor Busby published two articles on 2 April. The first, headed …
The Basis for Changing the Landscape
What’s been said? The detailed Government consultation response to the 2018 EHE Call for Evidence was amongst several documents published on 2 April. The opening four sections on pages 3-10 (Introduction; Summary …