Briefing: a surprising turn-around from the ideas being floated over the last two years, during consultations on reforming the law on home schooling: see our earlier post. It has been welcomed by 'Education Otherwise', the home-schooling group.
From the BBC: [The Government] has decided not to propose any changes to current monitoring arrangements or legislation.
It has dropped plans for compulsory registration of home-educated children.
Instead it is proposing to issue guidelines for the first time, which point out that it is fundamental to the English system that the responsibility for educating children rests on the parents.
That same principle also applies in the devolved education systems in the rest of the UK.
What parents must provide is "efficient full-time education" suitable to their children's age, ability and aptitude and any special educational needs.
See the full article here.
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
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