I 'failed' my O'levels with severe HF, 1970s antihistamines were sedating, I couldn't take them! For one paper my sneezing was so bad, & disturbing, I was removed to the heads office. We've progressed, non-sedating meds, but high pharmaceutical profit from sufferers keep taking, & not finding a cure

Mum & son in row with school over headteacher's 'salute' demands Rachel Hughes and other parents are not happy about the Gateacre School rules but the headteacher says he is raising standards

I am rarely rendered speechless about how despotic &/or autocratic our state schools have become but this really takes the 🤬

Petition: Remove CWS Bill clauses and provide tangible support to home educating parents We urge the Government to remove the provisions of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill on "children not in school", conduct proper independent research into the outcomes of home educated childre...

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‘Pupils are in fear every day’: parents raise concerns about new schools run by top UK academy Emergency meeting called over strictness of discipline at Essex schools run by Mossbourne Federation

Indicative of an education system were children are denied the basic human need to urinate. Such policies have nothing to do with education & all to do with power & control. Utterly horrendous & inhumane
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Children's Wellbeing & Schools Bill: #EducationOtherwise the voice of calm #HomeEducation

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: issues & what you can do beautifully encapsulated by our #educationotherwise chair Wendy
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Hopefully others will follow suit!

Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bil: proposed register of educational providers - requires structured learning providers e.g. Scout/Guides, religious groups, relatives... too provide full details to a LA register or be fined, but ONLY for home ed. children Implication h.ed will be denied access.

Children's Wellbeing & Schools Bill allows YOUR local authority to decide what is in YOUR child's best interests, if you home educate. No other parent has the state remove their rights unless their child is in care. 1st they came for us, you next? @wendycharleswarner.bsky.social #EducationOtherwise

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Invitation to home ed small businesses, market/craft makers etc., if you would like a stall at our 50th Anniversary celebrations please contact us using the below details:

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Come and join us for our 50th Anniversary Celebrations!

Food and drink will be on offer to purchase throughout the day with a variety for everyone.

All dietary requirements met, any questions please do not hesitate to contact us at enquiries@educationotherwise.org
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Home education is not an educational Cul-De-Sac; it opens doors for many children where school is: the wrong fit, fails the individual child, or even risks their mental health or even life. Home education allows them to navigate the educational landscape to become successful happy adults

Education Otherwise has a wonderful team of trained & experienced educational report checkers. They won't write a report for you but they will check your draft, advise you of gaps, need for detail, errors etc., so you can submit a good quality report to you local authority #homeeducation

Children's Wellbeing Bill: #EducationOtherwise seeking legal advice

Children's Wellbeing Bill (2nd reading today)

‼️if this bill becomes law
& someone makes a referral about your child to children's social services the investigation blocks your parental education rights?

Yet 78% of investigations do NOT end in child protection plans.
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Sadly the tip of the Brexit iceberg... or car crash!

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"The true aim of everyone who aspires to be a teacher should be, not to impart his own opinions, but to kindle minds." Frederick Robertson.

With the failings of the English school system perhaps it should be 'rekindle minds: who have been switched off by a not fit for purpose State education.'

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Speaks to the core issues of obscuring the real failures leading to a child's death by deflecting blame onto home education

@hzeffman.bsky.social heads up: in England (& UK) it is home education NOT home schooling; home education is the term adopted by the DfE & current statute including proposed legislation. So when reporting please use the correct terminology

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Home education and Special Educational Needs Children - Education Otherwise Home educating families and local authorities alike often find it confusing to navigate their responsibilities for children with Special Educational Needs (SEN), but it is actually far simpler than it...

EO's latest blog: busting some of the common confusions about...

Just published "Education Otherwise Fifty Years of Home Education"... If you're interested in the evolution of home education in England and Wales, this might make an excellent stocking filler.
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