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A member of our community forums has brought to our attention a policy known as CRAM (Child Assessment Risk Matrix) which was developed by the Metropolitan Police Service in the wake of the Baby P case. Naturally, they were aided and abetted Read More …
By Spartacus Lincolnshire County Council recently decided to take no further action to prevent a father allowing his seven-year-old daughter to walk alone to a bus stop, leading to this BBC discussion of the “responsibilities of the parents and the state”. The Read More …
By Elaine From a report in the Evening Standard: Poverty report targets early years (quoting ‘poverty tsar’ Frank Field MP). Government action to tackle poverty should focus on supporting children during the first five years of their lives, the Labour MP commissioned by Read More …
Scotland’s home education communities have welcomed the Scottish Government’s stated commitment to upholding freedom of choice in education in an unequivocal response to a series of parliamentary questions tabled by Lothians Green MSP Robin Harper. [1] Commenting on written answers 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 …
