Comments on: Tuesday 19th January 2010

By: emma

emma — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:20:05 +0000

another autonomous HEer here who has experienced the joys of a living with a small times table afficionado. The tables are so beautiful, it’s hardly surprising that a child given the opportunity without coercion will be keen to commit them to memory

By: Bubble

Bubble — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:02:45 +0000

that any change to legislation is conducted in accordance with their wishes and interests - they have made it crystal clear that the approach that has been taken so far runs counter to those.”

Looks like Gove thinks legislation will take place under him? It is not clear what David Cameron thinks? i have not heard David Cameron say he is against a register? and meetings with LA? of course you lobby but i think they want a register to bring us into line with EU and to make it harder to home educate i think any one trying home education with a child under 12 from 2011 will find it very tough no matter who is in power! we luckie our son will be 15 next year so we in the clear but im very worried for younger children!

By: Firebird

Firebird — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:57:25 +0000

Not entirely sure how any of this relates to the blog entry, but …

Several Tory MPs have gone from knowing nothing about EHE to being actively supportive due to the work of local home educators and Michael Gove’s statement during the 2nd reading reflects that http://conservativehome.blogs.com/parliament/2010/01/michael-gove-explains-why-home-education-for-their-children-is-every-parents-human-right.html

So, if you have a Tory MP or PPC it’s worth talking to them and explaining WHY you are opposed to registration, they may surprise you by being won over. But at the end of the day even if ‘lots’ of Tory MPs think registration is a good idea, if Cameron and Gove think it’s a waste of time then a Tory government won’t introduce it. Lobbying to influence future Tory policy is worth doing.

By: Bubble

Bubble — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:31:10 +0000

Lots of tories want a register of home educators so i dont think we can expect them to help us?i also suspect that many tories want some sort of stardards set for the education of home educated children and would use LA to do this? and im still not clear on Cameron vew about home education and the state wanting control over it? David very quiet on this subject is it because he went to top private school? you just get that feeling that the tories ony like private school and labour like state school?we also do not trust Lord Lucas in the lords he very unclear about it? and appears to want a register?