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Gravy training

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: By Mary “How?” muttered Grumpy Old Man. On the screen, Andrew Marr, barely able to contain his glee, announces the latest revelations concerning claims by MPs in Her Majesty’s Government. Grumpy Old Man (GOM) launched into loud lament: “In our organisation, it’s impossible to claim without producing three receipts . . .

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Date of Post  10 May 2009 |

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Education Compromise

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: By Ali P Education Compromise has spoken! 09 May 2009 17:03 Statement made by Trustees concerning the Education Otherwise Compromise Prospectus for Improving Support to Home Educating Families The document addresses issues raised in the day to day work of the organisation. Home education has never been subjected to . . .

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Date of Post  9 May 2009 |

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Open season on home education, but we aren’t all game

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Ali P We will no doubt all remember for a very long time that fateful day, back in January 2009, when the UK Government declared open season on home educators in England by announcing a review of home education with a remit “to consider what evidence there is to . . .

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Date of Post  9 May 2009 |

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Lessons in law breaking

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: By Ali P You could almost begin to feel sorry for the civil servants at the DCSF who have been inundated with requests under the Freedom of Information Act about every aspect of the now infamous home education review since it was first announced in January. Baroness Delyth Morgan . . .

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Date of Post  3 May 2009 |

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Discover Learning at Dundee – an exciting new route to university

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Posted by admin Preparing, qualifying and then entering a university degree can seem a bit of a daunting process to pupils and parents alike. That’s why the University of Dundee has created a new online programme to guide future students through these three stages – all at once and . . .

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Date of Post  24 March 2009 |

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The Blame Shifters

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: The NSPCC has already been rebuked by the Victoria Climbie Foundation for seeking to mislead the public into believing that Victoria was home educated when she was not. Now the vultures are circling again, citing the dreadful but isolated case of Eunice Spry (a council approved foster carer and . . .

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Date of Post  23 March 2009 |

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