By 'Freedom In Education' blog
This is the question I keep asking myself at the moment. I realise it's probably not the done thing to admit to feelings of despair at our situation, but after yesterday I just can't pretend all is rosy and hopeful any more.
I can't blame this feeling of despondency totally on the [...]
We believe that schedule 1 of the children, schools and families bill represents an unacceptable imposition of state control over families. Although it is aimed at children educated outside the school system, it has implications for all families.
Most parents would not make home-based education their first choice; but any family might need it if school [...]
House of Commons
Children, Schools and Families
Committee
Second Report of Session 2009–10
Report, together with formal minutes
Report on Home Education in UK and England
August 2009
Home Education is Legal
You do not need permission to home educate in England providing your child is not registered at a ’special school’ intended for the education of special needs children.
You never need to reapply to home educate, though the Local authorities may make occasional enquiries.
The [...]
Support to people home educating or considering home educating in the UK.
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A page for letters and/or comments made by home-educated young people in response to the review of home-education.
1. Grace, aged 15 yrs
Dear Sir or Madam,
Following the recently announced government review of Home Education, it is clear that the Government want to restrict the already limited freedoms of home education, and the autonomy of people electing [...]
Press Release; For immediate release, 2 August 2009
Scots charity enquiries "skyrocket" as English home educators head for the highlands!
Scotland’s national home education support organisation Schoolhouse [1] has reported a dramatic increase in enquiries from English home educating families who are preparing to move north of the border following publication of a DCSF-commissioned [...]
July 2009
We have seen the end of the Badman review into whether home educators are using home education as a cover for child abuse -a persecution by false allegation amounting to harassment and slander against us, surely?
We have seen the resultant admission in the review report that figures do not support this false perception perpetrated upon us.
We [...]
PRESS RELEASE: July2009
MEDIA INFORMATION FROM ACTION FOR HOME EDUCATION: For immediate release, Friday 17th July 2009
For further information contact enquires@ahed.org.uk
AHEd Calls In The BRE and Slams Yet Another Unnecessary Consultation!
Action for Home Education (AHEd)1 has today appealed to the Better Regulation Executive2 to halt the public consultation "Home Education – Registration and Monitoring Proposals" for [...]
to 'Learning Freely', an information site regarding Natural Learning, UnSchooling and autonomous Home based Education. Intended as a collective of families, and groups from around the world, to connect, share and learn from each other, we also provide such information to parents and children seeking to understand the possibilities.
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