A Petition to the Scottish Parliament
What’s been said? With the pressures of recent weeks, during which English home educators have been focussed on the DfE consultation, it has been easy for them to forget that HE is …
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MP Encourages HE Parents to Take Part in Consultation
What’s been said? Writing on the OnTheWight website Bob Seely, Conservative MP for the Isle of Wight, has urged parents to participate in the government’s EHE consultation. After meeting a group of parents, …
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 …
Are Parents Suitably Qualified to Educate their Children?
What’s been said? Frank Field MP has submitted 4 questions about home education, which were answered (5 March 2018) by Ann Milton, Minister of State for Skills and Apprenticeships. The questions concerned …