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 …
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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 …
Lord Lucas – Defending Home Educators
What’s been said? The second reading of the Home Education (Duty of Local Authorities) Private Member’s Bill took place on 24 November 2017. Its sponsor, Lord Soley, opened proceedings. Several members of …