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Submissions to the House of Keys Committee on the Isle of Man’s controversial Education Bill can now be read here. Some may not have been published at the request of respondents. Of special interest is Allan Norman‘s incisive (and highly entertaining) Read More …
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 latest attack on freedom in education from the Isle of Man looks likely to fail following a second reading of its Education Bill, which included draconian provisions for the regulation of home education that were heavily criticised by lawyers Read More …
The Additional Support for Learning Review by Angela Morgan was quietly published on 19 June, under cover of Covid, without any fanfare from the Scottish Government. Somewhat predictably, it concludes that the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004, Read More …
Following our two previous posts, The SPICe is not always right: questions over home education briefing (21 September 2019) and ‘Registration’ petition revisited (21 February 2020), the Scottish Home Education Forum has sent a submission to the Petitions Committee, whose members are Read More …
