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Although geared towards informing the DfE and Ofqual’s deliberations on how to accommodate the specific needs of private candidates due to the disruption of exam cancellations, the following survey should be of interest to home educators in Scotland, many of 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 …
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 …
The Scottish Home Education Forum has published a new piece of research in collaboration with Home Education Scotland, focusing on Local Authorities’ data protection policies and practices in relation to the withdrawal of children from school for elective home education. Read More …
Now that education secretary John Swinney has confirmed that schools in Scotland are to re-open in August, many families are considering their options after educating their children from home under lockdown conditions for the past several months. We decided to Read More …
