On Friday March 15th 2024 MP Flick Drummond’s home education bill had its Second Reading in the House of Commons. This is a private members bill rather than a government bill and as noted here it is a presentation bill rather than a ballot bill which gives it a lower priority as explained here.
Continue readingThis is a write-up of the Facebook Q&A about proposed new government guidance on home education which took place on January 10th 2024. The government is considering making some changes to the home education guidance. The new guidance is not ready to be used. It is still at the draft stage. The current guidance can be found here https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/elective-home-education
Continue readingOn January 10th I will be answering queries and responding to comments about the proposed changes to home education guidance. The consultation on the draft guidance closes on January 18th and there is an explanatory link at the end of this post. Afterwards I will write it all up here – on my blog – by Friday 12th so that it can be easily located and shared.
Continue readingThere are two versions of government guidance on home education currently in force, one for local authorities and the other aimed at parents. These were published in 2019 and come to 69 pages (45 + 24) In October 2023 the government felt it was time to revise these documents and published revised draft versions which are even longer – 77 pages in total. For reference, the initial Elective Home Education Guidelines for Local Authorities (a single document) released in 2007 was 20 pages. The new guidance is not ready to be used. It is still at the draft stage. The current guidance can be found here https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/elective-home-education
Continue readingThe Department for Education has written some new draft guidance on home education which it would like to replace the current guidance. The new guidance is not ready to be used. It is still at the draft stage. The consultation closed 18.1.24. The current guidance remains in force until such time as a final new version is published. The current guidance can be found here https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/elective-home-education
Continue readingThe consultation on revised home education guidance closes on January 18th 2024. This post is mainly written for everyone who tells me “I know it’s important but I haven’t been able to face looking at it yet”. The proposed new guidance is not ready to be used. It is still at the draft stage. The current guidance can be found here https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/elective-home-education
Continue readingHere is a recap of the pages I have written to date on my website https://edyourself.org/ about the new draft home education guidance. The consultation closed on January 18th 2024. The proposed new guidance is not ready to be used. It is still at the draft stage. The current guidance can be found here https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/elective-home-education
Continue readingI have recently published 4 new pages about suitable education on my website https://edyourself.org/ looking at what the law says compared to what the new draft guidance says. The proposed new guidance is not ready to be used. It is still at the draft stage. The current guidance can be found here https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/elective-home-education
Continue readingAs of October 2023, I am posting regular information on my new mobile-friendly website about changes to the home education guidance which the government hopes to introduce following a public consultation – open till January 18th 2024.
Continue readingOn June 12th 2023 the Welsh Government published its Home Educators Handbook with “Information for parents and carers who are educating their child at home and those who are considering doing so.”
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