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We demand the presumption of innocence

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: By Neil T A Tory MP (but s/he could have been from any party) wrote to a constituent: “I do not personally see it as inherently unreasonable that parents should have some public obligation to record their commitment to and responsibility for the education of their children.” A Liberal . . .

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Date of Post  7 January 2010 |

Post Category  Category: Civil Liberties |

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Be made invincible

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: By Neil T How many undiscovered classics are there in the world? Well, I discovered one today that sends the balls and the badmen flying, and its from 1850, written by a Frenchman dying from tuberculosis, by spine tingling irony, just as Orwell was when he wrote 1984! “The . . .

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Date of Post  10 December 2009 |

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Why I will ‘Just Say No’ to a forward plan

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: By Barbara When it comes to the practice of elective home education, many people have had the wool pulled over their eyes by so called independent expert Graham Badman, whose task earlier this year was to produce policy based evidence so that his paymaster Ed Balls could continue his . . .

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Date of Post  30 November 2009 |

Post Category  Category: Education |

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Home educators give notice of refusal to co-operate

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Posted by Ali  P Declaration to Parliament – Notice of Refusal to Co-operate This is urgent, and requires active participation by all Home Educators. Please read and forward to all Home Educators and Home Ed lists that you belong to. This act is not in competition with or an . . .

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Date of Post  17 November 2009 |

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The Badman effect on Scotland: a résumé

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: By Schoolhouse As Scotland’s national home education support organisation, Schoolhouse continues to be deluged with enquiries from home educators throughout the UK who are concerned about the implications of the Badman review for home education north of the border. While some Engish families are thinking of relocating to Scotland . . .

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Date of Post  6 November 2009 |

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Equality and Human Rights case service (Scotland)

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Posted by Ali P Govan Law Centre’s Education Law Unit, supported by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, runs a case service for children and young people in education in Scotland who have been discriminated against or whose human rights have been breached. The service offers help for children . . .

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Date of Post  30 October 2009 |

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