The Language of Statism
Do the Education Secretary’s words demonstrate that the Government believes in the primacy of families, or will his rhetoric fade away in the future reality of policies such as a register of …
Tag: safeguarding
Academic warns against ill-informed and prejudicial policy-making
Leading academic urges Halfon not to squander the opportunity to make England a world leader in flexible, individualised education What’s been said? Dr Harriet Pattison is a Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood …
Assessments, inspections and standardisation for home educated children is extremely likely
Leading academic urges Education Secretary to listen to home educators and engage with research into home education ahead of introducing register. What’s been said? On 13 July the Daily Mail published an …
The Confusion and Conflicts Caused by the Interpretation of Children’s Rights
National and international claims are increasing that permitting home education infringes the rights of a child – but are these arguments justified? What’s been said? Universal human rights are a relatively recent …
Councillor Claims “The Problem at the Moment is Education is Compulsory but School isn’t”
Motion for East Yorkshire Council to lobby Ministers for mandatory registration and a clearer definition of “suitable and efficient.” What’s been said? On 18 February Hull Live carried a noxious report entitled …
Government Letter to Local Authorities Causes Confusion
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 …