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Our advocacy colleague and vice-convener of Home Education Scotland, Mark Nixon, comments in today’s Courier on home education during anticipated school closures and lockdown, his key message being: replicating school at home is ill-advised. Coronavirus: ‘Let anxious kids play online Read More …
It’s nearly 50 years since Ivan Illich’s Deschooling Society was published and it is very well worth a (re)read during this unexpected coronavirus quarantine period. Spoiler: Illich nailed it! See also 10 Provocative Quotes from Ivan Illich’s “Deschooling Society”. Ivan Illich Read More …
Our Home Truths fundraiser to print copies of the Summary Report for distribution by home educators raised just over £1000 in the space of five days! We were truly humbled by the goodwill and kind comments from those who donated, Read More …
The Scottish Home Education Forum has had several enquiries from concerned parents who have withdrawn their children from school due to concerns over the corona virus and risks to vulnerable family members. It would appear that schools have no idea, Read More …
The Scottish Home Education Forum has conducted a major investigation into local authorities’ home education policies, practices and relationships with home educators in Scotland. ‘Home Truths’ is the most comprehensive study ever undertaken of home education in Scotland and our Read More …
