In response to a question from Lord Warner, Lord Addington summarises his colleagues’ disappointment at the loss of the Schools Bill, “We did not like the first bit but we did like …
Influential educationalists on the Attendance Action Alliance seek to move the boundaries of State overreach further into family life. What’s been said? In politics, we are accustomed to hearing about new policies …
Scottish Government publish the responses to their home education guidance consultation along with an analysis of them What’s been said? On 2 February the Scottish Government Children & Families and Education Learning …
In contrast to the increasing rhetoric of “all children in school” being used by politicians in England and Wales, this Scottish consultation demonstrates the benefits reaped by home educators standing their ground. …
Articles published on websites outside the HE communities emphasise the dangers of the plans for registers of children not in school for all families, especially as they are now being conflated with …
Evidence has recently emerged that the English Department for Education is in contact with its counterparts in the devolved nations, and they are certainly not singing the praises of hard working, dedicated …
