As you are by now aware the judgement for the Judicial Review at Portsmouth has been issued. Unfortunately, it does not deliver for children who are being home educated. Unless we are advised that there is an opportunity for appeal, in this specific case, the journey through the courts has come to an end. However, […]
Letter to private candidates from ofqual
Click here to see the latest letter from ofqual to private exam candidates in England. […]
Message from the co-Chair, Wendy Charles-Warner
Home Education Assessments Regardless of how home educating parents view their local authority, it does have a right to ask for information about their education provision. That right was established in the case of Phillips v Brown (Queen’s Bench Division (Divisional Court) NO 424/78) and now enshrined within the Education Act 1996 s436a: ‘A local […]
Home Education Support and Engagement Report
At the heart of any successful support for our children’s future wellbeing are consistent good relationships, not only for our children, but also when dealing with third parties who have a legitimate interest in their welfare. ‘Regulation impacts on child wellbeing and…home educators take different motivational postures based on a range of factors, of which […]
Education Committee publishes Government response to its badly named report: ‘Strengthening Home Education’.
The Government has submitted its response to the Education Committee’s report ‘Strengthening Home Education’, which report in fact sought to undermine the primacy of the parent in choosing the education for the child. The Government’s response is in the main measured, however it makes clear that it intends to introduce registration under the pretext of […]
October Blog: A Message from the Co-Chair, Ambroz Neil
We live in a society that is rich in culture, where opportunities are plentiful and freedom and choice are not words that can only be whispered and discussed under the cloak of darkness. This is not to say that things cannot be better, nor that historic and present day deeds across our society have been […]
The God Jar by Phill Featherstone
It is often difficult to locate good quality reading material for teens and young adults, but ‘The God Jar’ ticks that box with skill. We particular like the fact that the work lacks the patronising tones so often found in books of this genre. One other aspect we like is that where historical terminology is […]
A Gallery of Cats by Ruth Brown
We had to prise this (gently) out of the hands of one cat mad young reviewer who did not want to part with it. What a fabulous concept, with the mixing of artists, works of art and adorable cats. ‘A Gallery of Cats’ will appeal to children who love cats, but equally so to those […]
A New Green Day by Antoinette Portis
‘A New Green Day’ from Scallywag press is as well presented as you would expect from this publisher, but met with mixed reception from our young testers. The format is a riddle on each page followed by the answer to the riddle over the page, in illustrative form. The riddles were less appealing to our […]
Kit’ has arrived!
We are pleased to announce that we have presented our first ‘Kit’ awards to Local Authority Officers and Departments for excellence when working with and supporting families who have elected to home educate. This is an exciting development for many reasons, one of which is that almost 60% of all Authorities participated. Whilst there is […]
