Labour Plays Politics with Your Children!
When news broke that the Opposition had decided to use one of their allocated days to debate ‘Children Not in School’ registers, the fear was that they were reaching out to secure …
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Is the Draft EHE Guidance Fit for Purpose?
Recent years have seen plenty of consultations, but this is perhaps one of the most difficult ones HE families have had to engage with. Only a few days left to respond now, …
Vocal Peers Press for Swift Action on Unregistered Schools and Home Education Registers
In response to a question from Lord Warner, Lord Addington summarises his colleagues’ disappointment at the loss of the Schools Bill, “We did not like the first bit but we did like …
Odd Socks and Blind Spots
Key DfE players take to virtue signalling on Twitter to mark the start of Anti-Bullying Week, but fail to see the irony in their own Department’s attitude towards those being educated outside …
Questioning Common Assumptions
Former teacher, now home educating her own children, speaks out against the misinformation and distrust meted out to home educators What’s been said? On 30 November Schoolsweek featured an Opinion piece by …
Some Positives and Negatives of Pandemic Schooling
Will home education now be viewed through the filter of negative ‘home-schooling’ experiences during lockdown? What’s been said? On 30 June 2020, shortly after the government abandoned plans to fully reopen primary …