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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 Education Bill withdrawn in the House of Keys (Manx Radio) Allinson pulls plug before Read More …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Our latest GIRFEC-related magnum opus has just been published, in which we have compared council claims in relation to the gathering and sharing of ‘wellbeing’ data on children and family members with information published on their websites. Read our Read More …
