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Further to our recent post on the Scottish Government’s Engage for Education website, in particular the first in a series of blog posts by members of the GIRFEC Programme Board, we were once again becoming concerned that some ‘engaging’ comments might have vanished into the Read More …
The Scottish Government’s Engage for Education website has been set up to enable all those interested in education to ‘have their say’. According to the blurb: “Engage is the Scottish Government’s ground-breaking online project that enables the public and practitioners to discuss education, learning, Read More …
Home educators are reporting an increase in ultra vires activity among English local authorities whose elective home education guidelines have been exposed as inaccurate and misleading. Councils recently outed on our community forums include Barnsley, East Sussex and a Wirral, Knowlsey and Warrington combo calling itself the Elective Read More …
In written answers to a series of Parliamentary Questions, Robin Harper MSP, Education Minister Michael Russell reaffirms the Scottish Government’s position on home education and underlines his expectation of local authorities to be ‘constructive, courteous and open when dealing with Read More …
Two Parliamentary Questions on home education ‘inspection’ by Margaret Smith MSP, answered by Education Minister Michael Russell MSP. Question S3W-35399: Margaret Smith, Edinburgh West, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date Lodged: 21/07/2010 To ask the Scottish Executive how and with what frequency Read More …
