Freedom Hoskins Freedom Hoskins is an English Traveller who home educates her children. She is very passionate about home education believes that everyone who has a desire to home educate should be able to. Freedom believes that everyone should have access to the knowledge and resources which will give them the best chance of educating […]
English as a second or foreign language is not something many children will be interested in, the same can be said for many languages, but some are. The most common reasons are they are involved in the Homes for Ukraine Scheme and want to adapt to English lessons, or they may be on an extended […]
Local authority home education officers will often ask home educating parents to meet with them. Home educating parents can be confused about whether or not they should. Quite often, this confusion arises from the parent’s exposure to news about the conduct of some local authority officers in some regions. This article presents some facts which […]
The Local Authority (LA) can ask you for copies of a child’s work. What it cannot do is demand such copies particularly under threat of a notice under the Education Act 1996 s437 (a notice to satisfy the LA) or School Attendance Order (SAO). Some LAs will ask for copies of work where they have […]
Much has been said in the House of Lords during the passage of the schools Bill, in respect of remedies available to home educating families if their local authority does not act reasonably. This brief analysis examines the facts behind that contention. A parent can complain to the local authority. Freedom of information requests made […]
The Department for Education (DfE) and Baroness Barran, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the School System, who is leading the Schools Bill in the House of Lords, are forming policy and guidance for EHE. Education Otherwise believes that any policy should be based on accurate data. To that end, a survey was taken of […]
Elective Home Education (EHE) is of equal legal status to school education, it is a reasonable and legal choice to make and it is not a safeguarding risk. Notwithstanding, the Education Minister Jeremy Miles, has made clear his view that the best place for every child is in school. Many parents do not agree with […]
‘What, How + Why: A manual of Better English’ describes itself as ‘the go-to guide for anyone who wants to improve their English’ and for many people it will do precisely what it says on the packet. The approachable and informal style Peter Inson uses will, without doubt, help those who find formal texts impenetrable […]
Education Otherwise published a briefing paper on the Schools Bill which has been shared with MPs and peers. Baroness Barran has responded to that briefing paper to those individuals, but not to Education Otherwise. Education Otherwise is not discourteous and on that basis, has written directly to Baroness Barran to reply. Equally, we feel that […]
For parents of children in schools, the Schools Bill represents a frightening ‘power grab’ by the DfE. Even former education ministers in the House of Lords have raised concerns over that. Under the Bill: 1. All schools must become academies, ending the dual system under which church schools have always operated. 2. New academies can […]
