A new report from Ofsted focuses on how well local authorities are able to monitor home education. Inspectors found that while the majority of home schooled children were happy with the education that they were receiving, current regulations mean that councils face a difficult challenge to ensure that all children are receiving adequate support. To read the full report, click here.
This previous post on home education should help you to understand some of the other issues surrounding this topic.
Showing posts with label Alternative Education. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alternative Education. Show all posts
Thursday, 17 June 2010
Friday, 8 January 2010
Review of Home Education
Happy New Year!
Back In June, Graham Badman's Review of Elective Home Education in England was published, and all of it's recommendations were accepted by the government (see this news story for further details). Just before Christmas however, the House of Commons' Children, Schools and Family Commitee, which has being further investigating the topic of home education, published it's own report suggesting that the DCSF's plans need to be scaled back.
You can read Volumes 1 (Final Report) and 2 (Oral & Written Evidence) of the Committee's report online now.
Back In June, Graham Badman's Review of Elective Home Education in England was published, and all of it's recommendations were accepted by the government (see this news story for further details). Just before Christmas however, the House of Commons' Children, Schools and Family Commitee, which has being further investigating the topic of home education, published it's own report suggesting that the DCSF's plans need to be scaled back.
You can read Volumes 1 (Final Report) and 2 (Oral & Written Evidence) of the Committee's report online now.
Wednesday, 24 June 2009
Round Up
There haven't been any posts on here for a while, so here's a round up of recent reports in the early years sector:
The government has announced plans to make it a legal duty for themselves and local authorities to eradicate child poverty by 2020. To achieve this they have published a Child Poverty Bill which sets out how this aim should be achieved. The full text of the bill is available from this link, while a 7 page overview can be obtained by clicking here.
The government has also moved to tighten the regulations on home education, by forcing parents who choose to educate their child in this way to register with local authorities and undergo inspections. The plans are outlined in Graham Badman's Review of Elective Home Education in England, with all the report's recommendations being accepted by the government.
The NSPCC has published Breaking the Wall of Silence, which is a detailed investigation into practitioners' experiences of dealing with children who have been trafficked. A summary version is also available.
The government has announced plans to make it a legal duty for themselves and local authorities to eradicate child poverty by 2020. To achieve this they have published a Child Poverty Bill which sets out how this aim should be achieved. The full text of the bill is available from this link, while a 7 page overview can be obtained by clicking here.
The government has also moved to tighten the regulations on home education, by forcing parents who choose to educate their child in this way to register with local authorities and undergo inspections. The plans are outlined in Graham Badman's Review of Elective Home Education in England, with all the report's recommendations being accepted by the government.
The NSPCC has published Breaking the Wall of Silence, which is a detailed investigation into practitioners' experiences of dealing with children who have been trafficked. A summary version is also available.
Thursday, 18 October 2007
Alternative Education
A bizarre story in the Guardian today tells of a 'secret school' in Germany which had apparently escaped the notice of the local authorities for 30 years. The primary school had been set up by parents who were disgruntled by what they perceived as the "rigid" set-ups promoted by the state system.
This seems like a good excuse to look at alternative education, and some of the information that is available on the internet on this prickly topic. Probably the best known institution of this type in the UK is Summerhill School, which was originally founded in the 1920's. There are a number of books which have been written about Summerhill; if you are searching the Web then you could do worse than read this article about it's founder AS Neill, which neatly summarises his educational philosophies. Also available is the foreword to his 1960 book Summerhill.
Of course Summerhill is not the only alternative to mainstream education, and this article from the TES compares its approach to that adopted in Montessori schools and Steiner schools. Other institutions which once operated in the UK include Bertrand Russell's Beacon Hill School in Sussex and Dartington Hall School - click here for the full text of a fascinating 1960's newspaper feature on the latter.
This seems like a good excuse to look at alternative education, and some of the information that is available on the internet on this prickly topic. Probably the best known institution of this type in the UK is Summerhill School, which was originally founded in the 1920's. There are a number of books which have been written about Summerhill; if you are searching the Web then you could do worse than read this article about it's founder AS Neill, which neatly summarises his educational philosophies. Also available is the foreword to his 1960 book Summerhill.
Of course Summerhill is not the only alternative to mainstream education, and this article from the TES compares its approach to that adopted in Montessori schools and Steiner schools. Other institutions which once operated in the UK include Bertrand Russell's Beacon Hill School in Sussex and Dartington Hall School - click here for the full text of a fascinating 1960's newspaper feature on the latter.
Monday, 16 April 2007
Home Education
A story about Home Education was printed in the Guardian on Saturday; as with my recent post about boarding schools, this is a subject that seems to have generated more than one article in recent weeks, so it's probably worth looking at what information is currently available on this topic.
Education Otherwise is an organisation which provides support and information for families who have chosen to educate their children outside of school, and their website is a useful starting point for material regarding legal rights etc. The DfES has also set up a mini-site which aims to provide information on Home Education. Or for a more meaty piece of research on this subject, try looking at The Prevalence of Home Education in England; this is a report which was published in February.
Education Otherwise is an organisation which provides support and information for families who have chosen to educate their children outside of school, and their website is a useful starting point for material regarding legal rights etc. The DfES has also set up a mini-site which aims to provide information on Home Education. Or for a more meaty piece of research on this subject, try looking at The Prevalence of Home Education in England; this is a report which was published in February.
Tuesday, 3 April 2007
Boarding Schools
A couple of weeks ago I read an article in a newspaper magazine about boarding schools, and now I've stumbled across an article on the same subject on the BBC website. Maybe it's just a coincidence, but it seems a good excuse to look at what information is available on this subject.
The Boarding Schools' Association website is a good starting point for information on boarding in the UK, as it features a selection of research, reports and contacts. The State Boarding Schools' Association is also worth a visit.
Boarding Schools are expected to adhere to a set of National Minimum Standards, and these are available in full online. Or for a look at how the pupils feel about their experiences, try looking at this document - Boarding School Placement: A Children's Views Report - from last year.
The Boarding Schools' Association website is a good starting point for information on boarding in the UK, as it features a selection of research, reports and contacts. The State Boarding Schools' Association is also worth a visit.
Boarding Schools are expected to adhere to a set of National Minimum Standards, and these are available in full online. Or for a look at how the pupils feel about their experiences, try looking at this document - Boarding School Placement: A Children's Views Report - from last year.
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