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This is what I am scared of …

Babycare, Home education

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/children_shealth/6146654/Uppity-parents-who-challenge-the-authorities-risk-having-children-taken-away.html

This article shows just what I am scared of with respect to the Government’s proposed changes to home education.

What is to stop them using home education as a reason for taking my children away? What happens when an LA official doesn’t like my education methods, or doesn’t like that I don’t accept their methods of education.

They have an incredible potential power over us already – even now when the legal situation supports parent’s choices over education. How much worse will it be when the law doesn’t protect our freedom to educate in a way that works for our children, but only in a state approved way!

Videos explaining home education from Education Otherwise

Home education

There are now three films commissioned by EO which you can circulate widely to MPs, friends, family and anybody else who might support us.

School is not compulsory explains what HE is and how it works

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeBb2eSvOnM

Informal Learning: an interview with Dr. Alan Thomas who explains his research and how autonomous education works.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kakCOKJ9AUE&feature=channel

A View from the Lords: Lord Lucas gives his perspective on HE, how the government is seeking to intrude, and how vital it is for HE families to contact their MPs.  He says that home educators should be admired and valued:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGNxZ4fcvhE&feature=channel

A fourth video, due to be released very shortly, provides information on the Badman report.

These videos are getting very high viewing figures and it is a good way of getting our message out there – so please send them on.

Lies, damned lies and statistics – Badman’s statistics are just plain dodgy.

Home education

Although Mr Badman’s review claims that home educated children are twice as likely to be known to social services, and the press wrongly interpreting that as twice as likely to be at risk – the statistics are just plain dodgy.

Statistics obtained under Freedom of Information show that home educated children are half as likely to be abused.

"Home educated children half as likely to be abused and yet twice as likely to be pursued by social services. Government plan to interrogate home educated children for signs of abuse."