Children’s rights activist Peter Newell jailed for abuse

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 …

Soley bill sends lords a-leaping to wrong conclusions

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 …

Fringe event for families snubbed by Holyrood

Tymes Trust and the Scottish Home Education Forum are facilitating a fringe event in Edinburgh on Wednesday (15 November) to hear families’ own testimony on the Children and Young People (Information Sharing) (Scotland) Bill, which is currently before the Education & Skills Read More …