Two Home Education Consultations Planned for Wales
What’s been said? The Children, Young People and Education Committee of the Welsh Assembly met on Thursday 18 July. The main topic of discussion was Higher Education, but EHE was mentioned twice …
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What Most MPs Know about Home Education
What’s been said? The House of Commons Library published a Briefing Paper on Home Education in England on 23 April 2019. The Summary is available here and the full report may also …
“All These Things Conflate”
What’s been said? The publication of the Timpson Review and the Government’s response to it was announced in the Commons on 7 May by Education Secretary Damian Hinds. The review was commissioned …
Humanists UK Welcomes Compulsory Home-School Register
What’s been said? When the DfE published its updated EHE Guidance and launched its consultation on “Children not in school” on 2 April, there was a flurry of media reports covering Damien …
Questions, questions, questions
What’s been said? Written questions are a feature of parliamentary life in both Commons and Lords. They “allow Members of Parliament to ask government ministers for information on the work, policy and …
The Times, Home Education and Fake News
What’s been said? When The Times (28 April) reported “Police track hundreds of ‘invisible’ home-schoolers” we commented that this appeared to be another sensational headline from a once highly respected newspaper. Since …