The Rights of the Child?
What’s been said? Writing in Politics Home on 23 April 2018, Lord Soley opens a debate about the rights of the child in advance of the discussion of his Home Education (Duty …
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Fears of bullying drives Muslim children to being homeschooled
What’s been said? If you’ve read our post about Islamic parents choosing to home educate as a result of bullying, the above headline will sound familiar. This one is taken from a …
Muslims, home education and risk in British society
What’s been said? In April the British Journal of Sociology of Education (£) carried a short paper which came out of “a larger study exploring the views of a diverse range of …
A Meeting with the LibDems and Other Interested Parties
What’s been said? Recently, Mike Wood of Home Education UK published on his website notes of a meeting he attended in the House of Lords on 13 March 2018, with a number …
Holding the Liberal Democrats to Account
What’s been said? In a startlingly illiberal move, the Liberal Democrats passed a policy at their Spring 2018 Conference calling for the national curriculum to be imposed on all home educating families, …
Lord Lucas Amendments – 8th March
What’s been said? Unusually Lord Lucas drip-fed his amendments to Lord Soley’s Bill into the parliamentary system. Comments are available on his first and second sets of amendments. His third collection, identified …