Safeguarding – Not just a Welsh Consultation Issue
What’s been said? This post considers the issue of “safeguarding” raised by the Welsh consultation on new EHE guidelines. We do stress, however, that these issues also apply to HE families across …
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Welsh Consultation – The Rights of the Child
What’s been said? This second comment on the Welsh consultation considers its numerous references to phrases such as “the rights of all children to receive an education.” In her Ministerial foreword, Kirsty …
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 …
Revised EHE Guidance Proposed for Scotland
What’s been said? In a similar exchange to the one which recently indicated two imminent EHE consultations in Wales, the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, stated in May that his …
Two Home Education Consultations Planned for Wales
What’s been said? The Children, Young People and Education Committee of the Welsh Assembly met on Thursday 18 July. The main topic of discussion was Higher Education, but EHE was mentioned twice …
Plenary National Assembly for Wales Statement by Cabinet Secretary for Education
What’s been said? 30 January 2018: Kirsty Williams, Cabinet Secretary for Education in the Welsh Assembly, has announced the expected consultation about elective home education (EHE). Crucially, there is to be no …