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We predicted a ‘second wave’ of interest in home education as the start of the new school session approached and we were not wrong! Every year we see a spike in enquiries and new members as parents come to the Read More …
The Coronavirus Act, which was passed on 26 March 2020 as emergency UK legislation, has enabled the government to make ‘educational closure directions’, whereby some of the legal duties that apply to local authorities have been temporarily suspended. According to Read More …
Our advocacy colleague and vice-convener of Home Education Scotland, Mark Nixon, comments in today’s Courier on home education during anticipated school closures and lockdown, his key message being: replicating school at home is ill-advised. Coronavirus: ‘Let anxious kids play online Read More …
The Scottish Home Education Forum has had several enquiries from concerned parents who have withdrawn their children from school due to concerns over the corona virus and risks to vulnerable family members. It would appear that schools have no idea, Read More …
Published in TES Scotland, 29 June 2019 Home-educators ‘face an overtly hostile environment’ Home-educating families are being unfairly treated through Scotland’s health-visiting service, writes Alison Preuss New research by the Scottish Home Education Forum on families’ experiences of the health-visiting service in Read More …
