This week local MP Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey) visited the Godalming Group to meet local home educators and hear concerns about the Badman Report and current DCSF attempts to license and control how we educate our children.

We had a good turnout, including representation from HEYC who Jeremy has offered to visit in their own right. He and his assistant Laura left with a nice fat file for reference including a copy of the wonderful Right to Reply document (a report produced by home educators for the Mass Lobby of Parliament on October 13th) and promised to talk to Michael Gove and the Conservative education team for us.

While some of the parents talked to Jeremy the children made Hama Bead pictures, made good use of the toy collection and played outside in the garden as usual.

Many thanks to Julie, Titis, Sandra and Sarah for the cakes and cookies, all very tasty and not a crumb left at the end, to Tracy for the photos, to those who shared their experiences and opinions and to everyone who came just for being there.

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