Further myths regarding home education have been perpetuated in Senedd, with the new Children’s Commissioner expressing “concern” regarding the lack of regulation and oversight of home education, whilst paradoxically highlighting a State school system where around a third of children are considered to “fail”, and emphasising that approaches in education… Read More »Children, Young People and Education Committee – 16 June 2022
Representatives of Families First in Education – Wales met virtually with government aides in early May, and whilst Welsh Government plans continue to lack detail, it is clear that they are proceeding with the proposals from the previous consultations. This has been stated most plainly in the Minister’s recent letter… Read More »Meeting with Welsh Government – May 2022
In October last year we reported on a question by Sam Rowlands MS asking the Minister how he would “support parents in being able to choose the right setting for their children to learn most effectively.” Rowlands said his interest in this matter arose from being himself “home educated up… Read More »Minister hopes to implement EHE proposals in April 2023
On Tuesday 3 May, Education Minister Jeremy Miles MS, made a statement to the Senedd on school attendance. The transcript and video are available on the Senedd’s website. Most of what he said concerned the efforts being made by his Department to address “the increase in learner absence” as a… Read More »Statements by Minister Jeremy Miles – 3 & 4 May 2022
During a plenary session on 30 March, Laura Anne Jones MS, a regional member for South Wales East and Shadow Minister for Education, made a remarkable connection between peer-on-peer sexual abuse in schools and home educated children. It has to be asked if politicians will ever refrain from projecting the problems… Read More »Senedd Plenary – 30 March 2022
We have now been given three possible dates for our meeting with a staff member from the Education Department which we announced earlier this month. All three are in May, which means we can provide more time for home educating adults and children to send us their comments to pass… Read More »More time to provide your comments for the Welsh Government
On 19 January, we wrote to Education Minister, Jeremy Miles MS. On 28 January we received a reply from a member of his staff. Their reply [PDF] reads: Dear Families First in Education – Wales, Thank you for your letter of 19 January to the Minister for Education and the… Read More »What would you like to say to the Welsh Government about their plans for home education?
When the Welsh Parliament’s Petitions Committee met virtually on 24 January, item 3.2 on the agenda was Petition, P-06-1160 Require local Welsh exam centres to accept home-educated students for public exams. This petition was submitted by Claire Woolley in July 2021, and was signed by 393 people. The petition had… Read More »Petitions Committee – 24 January 2022
The seventh item on the agenda when Senedd met on 26 January was a debate initated by the Conservative party proposing “the Senedd: Regrets the adverse impact of COVID-19 restrictions on children and young people across Wales.” The motion was proposed by Laura Anne Jones MS, a regional member for… Read More »Senedd Plenary – 26 January 2022
On 17 December 2021 Education Minister, Jeremy Miles MS responded to our letter of 30 November. His reply [PDF] did not address the points we have raised previously with him concerning use of the UNCRC as justification for the registration and monitoring of all electively home educated children. On 19 January… Read More »Reply to Minister for Education – 19 January 2021
