No Changes in Isle of Man Education Bill regarding EHE
The Bill has received its First Reading but the Second Reading has been delayed What’s been said? On Tuesday 28 January the Education Bill 2020 received its First Reading in the Isle …
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Isle of Man Bill Delayed Amid Legal Controversy
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 …
Meanwhile Back in Westminster – Albeit Briefly
Make the upcoming election about more than Brexit What’s been said? For understandable reasons the British home educating community has had its attention focussed on the Welsh proposals in recent weeks. We …
Thinking About Responding to the Welsh Consultation?
What’s been said? At the end of July the Welsh government launched a consultation on new guidelines for home education. The consultation closes on 21 October. If the proposals are implemented, they …
Human Rights Challenge to Proposed Isle of Man Bill
What’s been said? Manx Independent carried the following article by Sam Turton on 20 June, New Education Bill goes against human rights say lawyers, with the online version appearing on IoM Today, …
Could Mediation Help?
What’s been said? Recently we considered one aspect of the Isle of Man’s Department for Education, Sport and Culture’s [DESC] draft of new EHE Procedures. Here we reflect on the matter of …