In December 2021, FOIRs were submitted to the English Department of Education and their counterparts in the devolved nations, asking in each case for details of any contact they had had with one another. Responses received so far reveal that ongoing conversations on significant issues have indeed been taking place… Read More »Freedom of Information Requests relevant to Home Education in Wales
Answers to questions not reached in Plenary 08/12/2021 OQ57311 Tabled on 01/12/2021 by Mark Isherwood MS – (Con, N Wales) “Will the Minister make a statement on the choices available to parents when it comes to settings for their children’s education?” Answered by Minister for Education and the Welsh Language… Read More »Answers to questions not reached in Plenary – 8 December 2021
Families First in Education – Wales is first and foremost concerned that primacy of all parents in the education of their children continues to be upheld. That is the reason why we wrote to the Education Minister, Jeremy Miles MS, in October with a submission to rebut Sally Holland’s use… Read More »The Welsh Government’s response to the Children’s Commissioner’s Annual Report 2020-21
In a Senedd Plenary session on 8 December, Jane Dodds MS asked a question arising from the tragic death of 6 year old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes. Two members of Senedd took this as an opportunity to add to the narrative of fear which has been manufactured against home educating parents over… Read More »Senedd Topical Question – 8 December 2021
The first significant item on the agenda of this meeting was “Scrutiny of Children’s Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2020 – 2021.” This was Sally Holland’s final appearance in front of the committee before her term as CCfW comes to an end in April 2022. The full transcript and recording… Read More »Children, Young People, and Education Committee – 18 November 2021
On 28 October Education Minister, Jeremy Miles MS responded to our initial letter. We felt his reply [PDF] was a typical political response which did not address the important points raised in the accompanying submission to rebut the Children’s Commissioner for Wales’ use of the UNCRC as justification for the… Read More »Reply to Minister for Education – 30 November 2021
On Friday 19 November the Association of Directors of Education for Wales and the Association of Directors of Social Services for Wales released a joint statement calling on the Welsh Government to fully adopt the CCfW’s proposals. Families First in Education Wales find this statement very troubling and we are… Read More »ADSS Cymru and ADEW’s joint statement on Elective Home Education – 19 November 2021
Despite the title this is a really positive piece from the BBC. Video & text
Senedd Plenary 06/10/2021 – Welsh Parliament – Transcript / Video Sam Rowlands MS I’d like to thank Mr Sargeant also for raising this question this afternoon. As you acknowledged, Minister, for some learners, traditional school learning settings aren’t always the best for them. Many young people often thrive in non-traditional… Read More »Home Education Question in Senedd – 6 October 2021
