Astounding workaround of the Named Person scheme reported in Scottish press What’s been said? The title of our October 2019 Byte, Named Person Scheme pronounced dead, but its Spectre lives on, has …
An initial consideration of the latest Welsh consultation and the difficulties of responding to it. What’s been said? On 30 January the Welsh Assembly Government [WAG] launched the second of its promised …
Public inquiry into GIRFEC human rights impact: parliamentary petition update What’s been said? The problem of non-consensual inter-agency information sharing being faced by Scottish home educators and the objections raised by Alison …
Officials choose to ignore legal opinion What’s been said? The Isle of Man Education Bill 2019, expected to be introduced in October, has been delayed. The whole concept of the Bill is …
Professor Holland fears the need for primary legislation will thwart her plans What’s been said? On Wednesday 6 November 2019, the Welsh Assembly’s Children, Young People and Education Committee [CYPE] met, and …
What’s been said? On 19 September 2019 John Swinney, the Deputy First Minister for Scotland, announced that “the mandatory Named Person Scheme for every child, underpinned by law, will now not happen.” …
