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Non-school education

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Also known as home education, home-based education, elective home-based education, EHE. But it doesn’t mean you’re at home all the time.

Setting more of the agenda

Some suggestions for possible amendments to the Home Education section of the Children, Schools and Families Bill. Plus some context for why I’m thinking about this now.

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Impact Assessment notes: shorter version

Key points from the Home Education bit of the Impact Assessment for the Children, Schools & Families Bill.

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Some notes on the Impact Assessment for the Children, Schools and Families Bill

I printed out the pages relevant to elective home-based education, highlighted the bits which snagged my attention, and wrote a note on each. Includes various omitted or miscalculated costs, and quite a long bit on School Attendance Orders.

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Mainstream school, girls in immigrant &/or religious families, “British Values” etc

An angle I hadn’t considered before on recent struggles around UK education law.

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Another angle on the consultation

Clare M’s consultation response as a sort of guest post, plus a bit of commentary by me, and links to a few other responses.

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Learning, law and children’s rights

My response to a Government consultation, on legal stuff of relevance to all children and parents.

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Link roundup

Miscellaneous stuff from around the web which I thought was worth passing on, including some news about home-based education in England.

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