http://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress The blog of the South West Surrey Home Educators Group Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:43:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today home educators known to Surrey County Council will (Post Office permitting) have received a copy of the DRAFT EHE policy [pdf] with a cover letter [pdf] explaining that the consultation will run until 30th September. There is to be a 'feedback meeting' on Wednesday 29th June (or Thursday 30th ... http://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress/2011/06/22/consultation-on-new-surrey-county-council-ehe-policy/ I've updated the SCC page with copies of the EHE Task group terms of reference, report, draft policy and the Cabinet response. Fun packed stuff I can tell you, but if you haven't been following in detail and don't want to download them below are the recommendations, the Cabinet official ... http://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress/2011/06/06/the-scc-ehe-policy-consulation/ I've certainly let the blogging slip haven't I? Nearly 5 months since the last entry. I suppose this could be seen as a good sign, a lack of things that I've felt compelled to rant about longer than the 140 characters on Twitter? That's going to change (the lack of blogging ... http://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress/2011/06/06/hello-blog/ What is the purpose of swimming lessons? I thought it was 'to learn how to swim'? You know, not drown and further to learn how to propel oneself through the water with some degree of style and efficiency? But no, apparently the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority have something to say ... http://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress/2011/01/11/swimming-lessons/ We went shopping and had lunch at Krispy Kreme. Why? Because we could! I think I can swing that as making a political point don't you? http://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress/2010/09/15/to-celebrate-international-freedom-in-education-day/ Surrey County Council are running a focus group for local home educators on Wednesday October 20th. If you are interested in attending or submitting written evidence (SCC residents only please) and are not known to them please contact me or join the surrey_home_ed Yahoo Group. If you are known to ... http://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress/2010/09/13/fao-surrey-resident-home-educators/ Remember my little theory that LAs want a compulsory register of home educated children as a way to divert attention from their inability to find children who are REALLY missing from education? Schools 'failing over exclusions' Well, maybe I was a little harsh and it was more like them going ... http://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress/2010/08/17/cme/ Well well well, the plot thickens. The NSPCC produced the Khyra Ishaq SCR FOR FREE. It goes some way to explain the low standard of the document but why do we think they were so desperate to get the job that they under-cut any competition by offering to do it ... http://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress/2010/08/05/scr-4/ You know those optical illusion pictures which you see one thing and then after staring at it for while suddenly the whole image flips and you see a different one? I just had one of those moments with regard to the argument that home educated children should be registered 'to ... http://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress/2010/08/04/compulsory-registration-and-cme/ I've ploughed through the rest and boy was that an effort! The whole thing is so badly put together, confusing, padded out with masses of repetition, badly written, and that's before I even get started on the predictable and not even slightly hidden agenda. A lot of people slipped up, ... http://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress/2010/07/31/scr-3/