Portsmouth Judicial Review transcript and judgement
Documents from the recent judicial review of home educator Christina Goodred v Portsmouth City Council and The Secretary of State for Education Judgement from the...
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Compulsory register myth buster
by Rose Arnold
There are many claims made about why a register is needed but they do not stand up to scrutiny Myth: If you have nothing to...
Human rights, parental decision and education
by Rose Arnold
The ECHR and English law on parental decisions over education for their child. Article 2 of Protocol No. 1 European Convention on Human Rights Right...
The Children Aren’t Missing: Response to De Souza’s Claims
by Rose Arnold
De Souza latest in long line of attack on home educators Dame Rachel De Souza is the latest in a long line of those claiming...
Elective home education briefing
by Rose Arnold
Briefing for MPs and organisations providing overview of the relevant legislation, principles and issues at stake around elective home education and the recommendations of the...
Database State: over a quarter govt databases illegal and disproportionate
by dan
Database State, research by Anderson et al commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Ltd, examines all of the public-sector databases and finds that a...
Academics say: Monitoring would make self-directed education impossible
by dan
Self-directed home education does not need to look like school and attempts to make it the same would make it impossible The last time the...
Leading head speaks out against monitoring home ed for child protection
by dan
Dr Bernard Trafford, head of Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Grammar School, a former chairman of Headmasters and Headmistresses Conference (HMC) and a former home educator...
SEND Children in Home Education – The Elephant in The Room (The Learning Curve)
by dan
The Learning Curve on the way in which families whose children have special educational needs or disabilities are failed by the system, have no option...