Anyone Interested in Real Evidence?
What’s been said? On 6 September 2018, Ian Mearns MP (Lab. Gateshead) spoke in a short debate at which the Education Committee presented its recent report Forgotten children: alternative provision and the …
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Mr Hinds and the Home Learning Environment
What’s been said? Home education has generally had a rough ride over recent years as far as media reporting goes, being frequently rubbished without proper consideration or dismissed as a no-hope option. …
Trusting Parents to Know What’s Best for Their Children
What’s been said? Sophia Moss’ balanced and comprehensive article in the 10th July edition of Prospect magazine is well worth its 10-12 minutes’ estimated reading time. Entitled “Home education: can we really …
Children Missing Education: a Breakdown of the Stats
What’s been said? Staffordshire has become the latest Local Authority to get involved in the Children Missing Education (CME) debacle. A recent survey has revealed that 39 students across their schools simply …
The Times, Home Education and Fake News
What’s been said? When The Times (28 April) reported “Police track hundreds of ‘invisible’ home-schoolers” we commented that this appeared to be another sensational headline from a once highly respected newspaper. Since …
Breaking Up with School – the Hardest Decision of our Lives
What’s been said? Two powerful accounts have been recently published by parents whose children have special needs. Both recount the traumas they went through in caring for their children when the school …