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The Scottish Home Education Forum’s co-ordinator was invited to speak at the Global Home Education Exchange Virtual Summit 2020 on the topic of ‘best interests of the child’, with specific reference to home educators’ participation in the successful legal challenge Read More …
The Scottish Government’s organised activity guidance was updated today and is available here. In addition, SQA have now supplied information on certification for 2021 as below. Exams: How do I get certified in 2021 Only approved centres can enter candidates Read More …
Home Education Scotland has written to Deputy First Minister and cabinet secretary for Education & Skills, John Swinney MSP, urging him to ensure that any new arrangements for SQA exams due to Covid-19 takes into account the needs of independent Read More …
The Scottish Home Education Forum has published a new piece of research in collaboration with Home Education Scotland, focusing on Local Authorities’ data protection policies and practices in relation to the withdrawal of children from school for elective home education. Read More …
The Covid-19 pandemic meant that independent candidates, including home educated young people, were not only denied access to the 2020 exams they had been working towards, but were also excluded from the alternative arrangements made for their schooled counterparts in Read More …
