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Lordly Leaks

Lord Lucas has announced today, via the forums at home-education.biz, that over the coming months the government will be presenting Bills which will potentially mean fundamental changes for the ordinary lives of many families, particularly those who choose to home educate.

The areas of legislation affected will be in...

"Social Security: new terms for current benefits, and the foundations of the new system.

Education: perhaps something on the new SEN system, and the possibility of amending 436A and consequent guidance."

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Ministerial Mutterings

Meanwhile, in a letter to Graham Stuart MP, the 'Minister for Schools' Nick Gibb has said that the Department for Education will take steps to reign in Local Authorities who are deemed to be indulging in ultra vires practices against home educating families...

  "If any home educating parents know of individual local authorities who believe that the legislation is now in force, please let me know and DfE will bring them up to date."