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 …
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Around the Counties – March 2019
What’s been said? When this Byte was first prepared, it seemed as if all the political attention was elsewhere, and Lord Soley’s Bill had been finally buried. However, as most people will …
Are More EHE ‘Refugees’ about to Arrive?
What’s been said? It’s becoming more and more apparent that the increasing numbers of EHE children are the result of a combination of circumstances. The previous model of parents motivated by a …
A Tragic Case Politically Reported
What’s been said? On 8 March Derbyshire Live carried an article by Eddie Bisknell reporting the death of a young person who was home-educated over “a number of years” and “is known …
Not Skipping School: Not Invisible Children
What’s been said? On Monday 4 February Anne Longfield, Children’s Commissioner for England, launched a media storm seemingly to persuade the public that “there are tens of thousands of children in England” …
Isle of Man – Guinea Pig for Registration & Monitoring of Home Education in Britain?
What’s been said? In the autumn of 2017 the Isle of Man [IoM] government consulted on major changes to EHE in a proposed new Education Bill. Following this, new EHE procedures were …