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 …
Tag: off-rolling
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 …
Cite Your Evidence Please
What’s been said? During a House of Commons debate on antisocial behaviour on 7 February, Diana Johnson, MP stated that “Owing to changes in the education landscape and the academisation of schools, …
Longfield Seeks to Justify Herself
What’s been said? On 13 February a “response to feedback” about Anne Longfield’s report and C4 programme was published on the Children Commissioner’s website. This is something of a curate’s egg – …
Spin Alert! – The Guardian and Off-Rolling
Note: This Byte reporting on mid-January media coverage of the OSA Annual Report was due for release earlier this month. However, publication was delayed due to a surge in media interest following …
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” …