Dear Mr Halfon MP, The Education Committee report on home education came out on 28th July 2021 and recommends exactly what the committee chair told us it would at the very start of his inquiry. There are a number of disturbing recommendations which range from a call to arms for compulsory registration through to […]
UPDATE: Applications close on Friday 2nd July at 4pm Dear member, It would be difficult to overlook the fact that the number of children who have been and continue to experience some form of home education has increased significantly over the past 18 months. This has meant that the demands on Education Otherwise have increased […]
Extracts from the full report Background The Education Act 1996 s7 places a duty upon a parent of a child of compulsory school age to ‘cause their child’ to receive suitable education. ‘Suitable education’ means ‘efficient full-time education suitable to (the child’s) age, ability and aptitude and to any special educational needs (the […]
Today, a home educating mum in Portsmouth has taken one step further toward challenging Portsmouth City Council’s (PCC) draconian and unlawful attitude toward home educating families. What is this about? PCC has the highest number of S437 notices (in proportion to home educated children) issued of any local authority in England […]
Education Otherwise would like to announce that home educated young people are AWESOME. No news there you might think, but these young people just demonstrate that so well, that we feel it needs repeating. The Children’s Commissioner for England provided Education Otherwise with a welcome opportunity to arrange for a group of 7 […]
On 23rd March 2021 we took part in an evidence session with members of the Education Select Committee. The committee is examining home education and the way forward. Education Otherwise believes that members of the committee are uniquely placed to initiate the reframing of the current divisive public body narrative in respect of home […]
Self Isolating Bird Club (SIBC) with Chris Packham invited Green Fuse on to this week’s show. Green Fuse is created and managed by a group of talented, home educated young people. You can find them at 44 to 50 minutes here. Big congratulations to Rose, George, Megan, Tom, George, and Huw on your […]
Education Otherwise is pleased to share the very welcome news that the DfE has announced financial support for private candidates taking examinations this year. “A grant will be available to support approved exam centres to meet costs associated with the additional demands of assessment for private candidates this year. This is to avoid those […]
PRESS RELEASE IN RESPONSE DfE/Ofqual Consultation (GCSE, AS, A level summer 2021 ) Following the conclusion of the DfE/Ofqual consultation on how GCSE, AS, and A level grades should be awarded in summer 2021, Education Otherwise note the following key highlights: 1. There will be no national external examinations in the summer of 2021. […]
A small group of courageous home educating parents is challenging the might of Portsmouth City Council (PCC) in the High Court. The group’s complaints about the way that the Council treats them, were dismissed out of hand by officials, who seemed to believe that they were above the law. The judicial review challenges both PCC’s […]
