Isle of Man Bill Delayed Amid Legal Controversy
Officials choose to ignore legal opinion What’s been said? The Isle of Man Education Bill 2019, expected to be introduced in October, has been delayed. The whole concept of the Bill is …
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One Unhappy Children’s Commissioner
Professor Holland fears the need for primary legislation will thwart her plans What’s been said? On Wednesday 6 November 2019, the Welsh Assembly’s Children, Young People and Education Committee [CYPE] met, and …
Parents Win Important Court Ruling
What’s been said? Tusla is the Children and Family Agency in the Republic of Ireland (ROI). After major reorganisation in 2014, Tusla is now “the dedicated State agency responsible for improving wellbeing …
Reversing the Pressure on Politicians
What’s been said? Over the last decade, various groups have lobbied politicians hard to tighten state oversight of family life. High on their list of targets has been home education. Home educators …
Named Person Scheme Pronounced Dead (But its Spectre Lives On)
What’s been said? On 19 September 2019 John Swinney, the Deputy First Minister for Scotland, announced that “the mandatory Named Person Scheme for every child, underpinned by law, will now not happen.” …
When Good Parents Do Nothing
What’s been said? In the early 1950s one parent, Joy Baker, stood up to officialdom in order to exercise her right to educate her own children rather than let the state decide …