Over the last few days I have been posting a series of blog articles looking at the Badman review of home education, and proposals to introduce new legislation on the back of it. If you don’t know about the review, or the catastrophic effects it could have on educational freedoms and family rights in... »
This is the last post in my series. I may blog more on the subject of Badman (click on the keyword to see!) but in even more random fashion. I have saved what for us could be the worst until last. This could spell the end of autonomous or child led home education... »
So what are we doing at 8pm on a Saturday Night. Dinner was late so I’m doing the dishes for the others though education is still going on. Rebekah has become quite politicised with all this Badman stuff going on. She has been reading comments on the Newsround site (as she blogged) and... »
Having just read the Newsround chat page about home education. I realize it’s not only the government but the children of England who do not have a CLUE about home education. They sit there writing about how “If I was home educated I couldn’t make friends” and “My Mum’s not a teacher so I... »
The girl’s are busy getting ready for an early dash to the library this morning. They are determined to get to the library for opening time in order to be the first on the “Reading Challenge” list. No pressure from the parents, they just like reading and like the library. Oh, and Rebekah in... »