EdYourself – October 4th 2011

New DfE Guidance on Claiming Funding for Home Educated Children On September 30th the Department for Education published the new Alternative Provision Funding Guidance for 2011-12.http://media.education.gov.uk/assets/files/pdf/a/alternative%20provision%20census%202012%20guidance.pdf For the first time DfE has made it clear that local authorities can claim […]

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EO Campaign Website Updates

11.04.2010 A new article entitled Consultation on Dedicated Schools Grant: chance to ask Government about funding has been posted on the EO Campaign website, http://www.freedomforchildrentogrow.org/update.php. 08.04.2010 A new article entitled Children

EO Campaign Website updates to 07.03.2010

07.03.2010 A new article entitled Why write to Lords and MPs now and what to say has been posted on the EO Campaign website, http://www.freedomforchildrentogrow.org/update.php. 04.03.2010 A new article entitled Government

EO Campaign Site updates to 25.01.2010

25.01.2010 A new article entitled Education Otherwise Research into Home Education and Social Care has been posted on the EO Campaign website, http://www.freedomforchildrentogrow.org/update.php. 25.01.2010 A new article entitled Update from Education

The Badman Review. Another attempt to control or silence educational diversity?

By Derry Hannam. This article appears with thanks and permissions from Derry Hannam and also David Gribble (Lib Ed)  www.­libed.­org.­uk). The article was first published by Lib Ed.

GoPetition: Support home educators in England

Add your name to this international petition in support of England's home-based educators. Go to GoPetition http://www.gopetition.co.uk/online/29197.html Support home educators (homeschoolers) in England.  Published by Raquel  Toney on Jul

EO Campaign website: Home Education Monitoring Legislation

A new article entitled Home Education Monitoring Legislation has been posted on the EO Campaign website,

Telegraph: Labour is meddling where it is not wanted over home-schooling

Telegraph View. Published: 8:01PM BST 11 Jun 2009 Written a couple of weeks ago now but this Telegraph article and the comments posted since provide good coverage of the

Parents condemn plans for councils to ‘police’ home education

A very lively and interesting set of posts follow the article : Parents condemn plans for councils to 'police' home education in Kent Online 24th June 2009 by

EO Campaign website: Council pays home educators

A new article entitled Council Gives Home Educating Parents £10,000 to Pay for Tutor has been posted on the EO Campaign website, http://www.freedomforchildrentogrow.org/update.php. This really is a first! Poisoned

Education Otherwise: Home Ed Article on EO Campaign Website

A new article entitled Home educating journalist's article in the Independent has been posted on the EO Campaign website,

Call for papers on homeschooling.

Thanks to Iris Harrison for forwarding this item: Theory and Research in Education is soliciting submissions for a special issue on homeschooling. Homeschooling has emerged as an increasingly important

New study: How Children Learn at Home.

Jessica Shepherd writes (The Guardian, Tuesday August 19 2008) an interesting article referring to a new study 'How Children Learn at Home' by Alan Thomas and Harriet Pattison

Journal: ‘Home Education’

The Journal, 'Home Education' is the only independent home education journal aimed at home educators, academics and education professionals alike. With over one third of local authorities subscribing

Book Review: Thomas, Alan and Pattison, Harriet, “How Children Learn at Home”

Thanks to Alan Clawley for the following review:  Thomas, Alan and Pattison, Harriet, “How Children Learn at Home” (Continuum, 2008. ISBN: 9780826479990) This is a welcome addition to the growing body

Is home-schooling a wise move for children? Sunday Times May 25, 2008

Is home-schooling a wise move for children? Home-schooling is becoming more popular with parents, but is it a wise move for children? Amanda Blinkhorn and Graeme Whitcroft Imagine a summer

Book Review Collection: Can’t Go, Won’t Go by Mike Fortune Wood.

Book Review by Karen Turner. Can’t Go, Won’t Go by Mike Fortune Wood. ISBN 978-1-905614-49-3. Cinnamon Press. £11.99. www.cinnamonpress.com  I thoroughly enjoyed reading Can’t

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