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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 …
Ofqual have just updated their guidance for private candidates which will apply to many home educated young people during the Covid-19 crisis. A statement on our updated guidance for private candidates Update on centre assessment grades and Read More …
The Scottish Home Education Forum has submitted a response to the Welsh Government’s consultation on the Draft Children Act 2004 Database (Wales) Regulations 2020 and the Education (Information about Children in Independent Schools) (Wales) Regulations 2020. Read our response Read 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 …
It’s nearly 50 years since Ivan Illich’s Deschooling Society was published and it is very well worth a (re)read during this unexpected coronavirus quarantine period. Spoiler: Illich nailed it! See also 10 Provocative Quotes from Ivan Illich’s “Deschooling Society”. Ivan Illich Read More …