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en Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:04:44 GMT vBulletin 75 http://www.home-education.biz/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg Home Education Forums - England http://www.home-education.biz/forum/ Suffolk - Elective Home Education http://www.home-education.biz/forum/england/12077-suffolk-elective-home-education-new-post.html Sat, 21 Aug 2010 12:54:03 GMT . Suffolk seem to have a proble (http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/EducationAndLearning/HomeEducation/)m, they appear to have rewritten the law . ...

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Suffolk seem to have a problem, they appear to have rewritten the law
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What is suitable education?

The courts have defined a 'suitable education' as one which prepares a child for life in modern civilised society and enables him or her to achieve his or her potential. They have also ruled that education is suitable if it equips a child for life within the community to which he or she belongs, as long as this does not reduce the child's chance to adopt some other form of life in later years, should he or she wish to do so. This is important where the family have particular religious or cultural beliefs.

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The actual wording to which they are referring is-
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1.6 In another Court case DfES, ex parte Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass School Trust (1985) a definition of suitable education was offered as follows:

" education is 'suitable' if it primarily equips a child for life within the community of which he is a member, rather than the way of life in the country as whole, as long as it does not foreclose the child's options in later years to adopt some other form of life if he wishes to do so."

thanks Maggie :)
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does not reduce

does not mean the same as

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as long as it does not foreclose

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I am still reading their 'guidance' if anybody else notices anything please shout

]]> England Elaine Kirk http://www.home-education.biz/forum/england/12077-suffolk-elective-home-education.html Cornwall - Education Welfare Officer (Elective Home Education) http://www.home-education.biz/forum/england/12074-cornwall-education-welfare-officer-elective-home-education-new-post.html Sat, 21 Aug 2010 08:41:45 GMT Image: http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Op-kdtXcFGM/TG-QoduxUXI/AAAAAAAAkgM/4JcxDShOXxw/s640/Fullscreen%20capture%2021082010%20093604.jpg . Straying outside...

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Straying outside my comfort zone here but are school records not the property of the child?
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Key objectives for the next 12 months

All referrals are recorded on EMS and time lines for action are adhered to.
Safeguarding forms obtained from relevant school and where there is a concern noted
a referral is made to social care for an initial assessment.
School records and Child Protection records are obtained and filed with the EHE file.
All EHE files are made up according to policy and practice.
All co-ordinators receive Child Protection Training and CAF and TAC training.

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And when was monitoring introduced ?
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Accountabilities

Monitor the quality of education for children who are educated at home.
Provide feed back to a senior education welfare officer of the local authority and to
families.
Liaise with the education welfare Service and the Equality and Diversity team as
necessary.
Provide detailed notes of visit.

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The document is here

]]> England Elaine Kirk http://www.home-education.biz/forum/england/12074-cornwall-education-welfare-officer-elective-home-education.html Help Needed http://www.home-education.biz/forum/england/12027-help-needed-new-post.html Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:29:25 GMT

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From pendlewitch - Freedom in Education

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I'm currently working on a project that I would really appreciate some help with.

I'm looking to collect people's opinions about how the badman review and it's aftermath affected them (and their families too).

A paragraph or two is fine, as is more than a couple of paragraphs if you find it flows once you start writing!

Anonymous or named both fine.

If you're up for doing this, please email your opinions to me at freedomined at gmail.com

thank you :D

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