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 – …
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ADCS 2018 Elective Home Education Survey
What’s been said? In November the Association of Directors of Children’s Services published the third of its annual surveys [PDF] of LA’s and EHE. Overall the document provides some useful information, despite …
Numbers Rising, but the Reasons for Choosing HE are Changing
What’s been said? The Guardian has been publishing articles on HE with some regularity over recent months. A long piece “School is very oppressive: why home-schooling is on the rise” by Sally …
Integrated Communities Strategy Green Paper & EHE
What’s been said? Anyone listening to Dame Louise Casey on this morning’s (14/3/18) Today Programme, would have noticed that she mentioned home education repeatedly. This was in connection with the Integrated Communities …
Lord Lucas Amendment – 1st March
What’s been said? Recently Lord Lucas has been busy proposing amendments to Lord Soley’s Home Education (Duty of Local Authorities) Bill [HL]. The first simply adds the following restriction to the requirement …
Registering Home Educated Children in Wales
What’s been said? 4 January 2018: Following calls from various groups for compulsory registration of home educators in Wales, the Assembly is currently considering the way ahead. Kirsty Williams, Cabinet Secretary for …