Category: Policy
Relief for Manx home educators as education bill withdrawn
Controversial proposals to overhaul the education system on the Isle of Man have been dropped, much to the relief of both the teaching profession and home educators. Education Bill withdrawn in the House of Keys (Manx Radio) Allinson pulls plug before Read More …
SHEF submission to Commons Home Education Inquiry
As noted in our previous post, ‘Independent’ Commons Committee Chair accused of breaking parliamentary rules, we had to delay sharing our written evidence to the Commons Education Committee’s Home Education Inquiry until it had been accepted and published on the Read More …
Ongoing impact of exam cancellations on home educators
No official response has yet been forthcoming from the cabinet secretary for education and skills, John Swinney MSP, to the joint letter sent in October 2020 by Home Education Scotland, which urged him to ensure that any new SQA exams Read More …
School-centric rules exclude low-income home educating families
On 30 November, the First Minister announced a Winter support fund for families and children in the name of ‘equality and rights’. What was not to like about the promised ‘£100 million package to help communities at risk’? Funding to Read More …
