Soley Bill – Committee Stage and Further Amendments
What’s been said? The significant news is that the Committee Stage of Lord Soley’s Bill will take place on Friday 27 April. Judging by the progress of other PMBs in the Lords, …
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Protecting Children and Bridging Social Divides
What’s been said? Following the publication of the Integrated Communities Strategy green paper, attention turned to questions in the Lords on Children: Missed Education and the Telegraph article “Plan for home school …
One Battle Won
What’s been said? The Integrated Communities Strategy, published 15 March 2018 (see our comment) made clear that those demanding compulsory registration for home educators were to be disappointed. Greg Hurst’s confident pronouncements …
Damian Hinds’ Plan for a Crackdown
What was said? According to the Sunday Times (15 February 2018) Damian Hinds, Secretary of State for Education, is going to “get tough” – he plans a “crackdown” on illegal schools to …
Legions of Home Educated Children are Missing
What’s been said? According to the Sunday Times (18 February 2018) ‘legions’ of children are missing in home education. Quoting the well documented cases of Dylan Seabridge and Khyra Ishaq, together with …
The Local Government Association Lobbies Peers
What’s been said? On 24 January 2018, the Local Government Association [LGA] published a briefing on Home Education to the House of Lords. The LGA is an organisation which maintains communication between …