Scottish Consumer Council report upsets COSLA

The Scottish Consumer Council’s report has caused a fair stooshie! Councils ‘failing’ home educators (BBC) Scottish local authorities have been accused of putting “barriers” in the way of families who choose to educate their children at home.  The Scottish Consumer Read More …

Standards in Scotland’s Schools Bill Stage 3 amendment: statutory guidance on home education

Official record of Scottish Parliament’s Stage 3 debate on Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc Bill, in which an amendment was agreed to issue statutory guidance on home education. Mr Brian Monteith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con):  There was some debate Read More …

Standards in Scotland’s Schools Bill Stage 2 amendment: home education consent anomaly

Excerpt from the Official Record of the Stage 2 consideration of the Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc Bill by the Education, Culture and Sport Committee, in which an amendment to remove the home education consent anomaly was put forward by Read More …