Here are some discussions between Lord Soley and various local authority officers September to December 2017, derived from this FOI
Correspondence various LAs Lord Soley Home Education Bill
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Register Home Educated Children Wales?
On January 4th 2018 Wales Online reported that “Parents home educating their children in Wales will have to join a register”
Kent CC Correspondence Lord Soley’s Home Education Bill
Here are some emails to and from Kent County Council regarding Lord Soley’s Home Education Bill covering the period 6 October 2017 to 17 November 2017. FOI LINK Continue reading
Ofsted ILACS 2018 self evaluation and child level data
Ofsted new framework for the Inspection of Local Authority Children’s Services [ILACS] will begin in 2018. Each year, Ofsted will ask local authorities to share a self-evaluation of social work practice and meet with Ofsted regional representatives to discuss data, plus there will be standard and short inspections as described here. Continue reading
Ofsted inspection home education quotes Sep – Dec 2017
Home education quotes in Ofsted inspection reports (children’s services safeguarding) September to December 2017, representing the last in the cycle of Single Inspection Framework [SIF] inspections.
Click here for Ofsted guidance to inspectors about home education. (Many inspection reports do not appear to follow this guidance)
NB from 2018 Ofsted will switch to a new inspection system, ILACS, which is explained here.
Ofsted ILACS Schedule Inspection Children’s Services 2018 Onwards
Ofsted Inspection of Local Authority Children’s Services [ILACS] beginning in 2018 will consist of short inspections for local authorities judged good or outstanding and standard inspections for local authorities judged to require improvement. These inspections will usually take place around three years after the previous inspection.
Home Education Bill: Helpful Hampshire and Kent
In the speech introducing his Home Education Bill on Friday November 24th 2017, Lord Soley said “two of the councils that have been most helpful to me on this are Hampshire and Kent.”
Lord Soley’s Bill and New Home Education Guidelines
What really happened yesterday in the House of Lords and what does it mean for home
educators?
Isle of Man Home Education Legal Changes
A consultation on the Isle of Man about what should be included in a future draft of an Education Bill opened on October 11th 2017 and closes on November 22nd 2017. Home education is mentioned Continue reading
Ofsted home education quotes September 2017
These are Ofsted children’s services inspection links for September 2017 mentioning home education. Click here for Ofsted guidance to inspectors about home education. (Many inspection reports do not appear to follow this guidance)
