Debate on Lord Storey’s Private Member’s Bill highlights the ingrained attitude of politicians from all parties who believe no parent can be trusted to provide the best for their children. What’s been …
This is a third article written in response to the 2023 consultation on proposed revised guidance on elective home education in England. However it also has relevance for families in Wales, where …
Commons Education Committee seeks input on why cases of “persistent and severe absence” have increased in schools What’s been said? On 12 January, the Education Committee announced a new inquiry into the …
Despite recent and oft repeated signalling by the Department for Education that parliamentary time had not been allocated for the introduction of CNiS registers, the Schools Bill came quickly out of the …
Portsmouth home educators’ dispute with the City Council makes the regional headlines What’s been said? In early January we highlighted the difficulties being experienced by home educators in Portsmouth due to the …
Home Educators hoping to mount legal challenge to their City Council over aggressive actions towards them achieve their funding target within twenty-four hours What’s been said? On 21 December Portsmouth Home Education …
