Department for Education guidance in response to parents withdrawing children from schools due to COVID-19 fears undermines educational freedom What’s been said? Early in November we commented on a DfE blog post …
Children’s Commissioner for England pushes for monitoring and makes claim about Department of Education decision on register during Education Committee hearing What’s been said? On 6 October 2020 during a Parliamentary House …
Home education features in the context of off-rolling and unregistered schools What’s been said? 21 January saw the publication of Ofsted’s Annual Report for the academic year 2018-19. The opening letter to …
Guilt by rumoured association is on the increase, thanks to Longfield and Spielman What’s been said? The misleading headline “Essex parents who home school now face a £1,000 fine if they mess …
Why Gateshead’s Draft EHE Strategy also matters elsewhere What’s been said? A recent Byte alerted home educators to a consultation on their Draft Elective Home Education Strategy 2020-25 opened by Gateshead Council …
Local reporter spins their report to spread unjustified fears What’s been said? On 5 November the Northern Echo carried an article entitled “Fresh law calls to protect home schooled youngsters.” Written by …
