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[Re-blogged] Contrary to Scottish government spin, duly disseminated by the usual cheerleading suspects, children’s rights were neither upheld nor extended by the sections of the Education (Scotland) Act 2016 which came into force in January 2018. The fake news narrative Read More …
Scottish Home Education Forum Survey (February 2018) Reasons for school-age children being in home education Survey results [download] Introduction There are no reliable statistics on the number of school-age children who are in home education in Scotland, since Read More …
For those of us committed to supporting children’s rights, this is a disturbing development, which underlines the importance of checks and balances when it comes to maintaining oversight of the ‘rentseeking sector’ and its so-called ‘regulators’. Children’s rights activist Peter Read More …
Congratulations to Ben Newcombe, who was home educated in Angus, and went on to achieve great success at Abertay University in Dundee. We wish him all the best his new career. Well done to his mum, too, who supported his Read More …
The Soley bill (Home Education (Duty of Local Authorities) Bill (HL Bill 11)) has now had its second reading in the House of Lords. Those who managed to stomach the ‘debate’ witnessed too many lords a-leaping to ill-founded conclusions, encouraged by Read More …
