EHE Guidelines Consultation 2007 - Responses from those in the category "Others"
There were 102 responses to the consultation that were classified as "others".
Most had ticked this option on the response form, others had ticked more than one box including others, and some had not checked a box or used the response form and must have been categorised by the DfES.
The responses to the consultation from Local Authorities can be seen here.
Files available
Those 102 responses have been received in 14 pdf files after making a FOI request for them.
The pdf files will not be individually transcribed but are available below to view or download.
others 1.pdf
others 2.pdf
others 3.pdf
others 4.pdf
others 5.pdf
others 6.pdf
others 7.pdf
others 8.pdf
others 9.pdf
others 10.pdf
others 11.pdf
others 12.pdf
others 13.pdf
others 14.pdf
List of the 102
We have also made a list of the 102 in the order in which they appear in the pdf files:
In Others 1
- representative of a local home educators group…”
- parent who once considered HE and knows HEers
- parent of 3yo considering HE
- primary school teacher who has several family who were HE
- parent of schooled children, admires HEers, would like to HE
- parent of a child who has HE friends
- EASTERN REGION PARTNERSHIP PG 39 DOC1
- details not specified by respondent
- concerned parent who knows excellent HEers
In others 2
- parent considering HE
- Education Walsall
- CAPE – prof network supporting schools re Child Protection
- Leeds Safeguarding Children Board (much of which, including case examples, is the same as CAPE’s response)
- about to become HEer
- Communities Empowerment Network – support and represent parents at exclusion hearings
In others 3
- Wokingham Safeguarding Children Board
- TreeHouse – national autism education charity
- Institute of Education – University researcher
- adult who was HEd
- parent of 3 children (2 autistic) who says HE is an option
- former HEer and former teacher and HE writer (promotes Human Scale Education)
- ex HE parent
- mother who may consider HE if local schools inadequate
In others 4
- parent whose children have an unrestricted education
- grandfather of HE children
- relative of HE child
- Tyndale Tuition
- Education Otherwise/member of Education Otherwise
- mum of two pre-school age who won’t be going to school
In others 5
- Association for Education Welfare Management – (mentions Fred West and Eunice Spry)
- Home Education Research Association
- Former HEer – LEA now provide a home tutor
- potential HEer
- potential HEer
- LEA EHE advisor’s personal response – happily using draft guidelines and working doc as saying they are useful!
- Interested member of the public
- Person, with HE friends, who may HE in future
In others 6
- Qualified specialist teacher with international experience
- AMA Network – DfES safeguarding field force worker (should DfES staff be allowed to respond to DfES consults??)
- self employed education consultant – EHE consultant/advisor formerly designated a section 7 inspector
- parent
- parent who temporarily HEd
- parent considering options and likely to HE
- parent considering HE
- Briteschool – a live online school providing support to HEers and expats wanting a British education
In others 7
- retired teacher grandparent of HEd children
- “individual”
- family living and learning together without reference to schooling
- not specified by respondent
- home ed parent (seems to be in wrong section)
- someone from Cornwall.gov.uk (name redacted)
In others 8
- mother of schooled children who knows HE parents
- parent with school age children
- parent considering HE
- parent considering HE
- ASCL – Association of School and College Leaders
- National children’s charity specialising in education and child law (asked for response to be kept confidential – but possibly the Children’s Legal Centre as it suggests them as an extra resource)
- ASCEL – Association of Senior Education and Children’s Librarians)
- Supporting a Home Educator
In others 9
- Family Resources – Former home educators whose children are now adult. Retired Primary School Head teacher. We offer help to home educators.
- Walsall Safeguarding Children Board (pg 9/58 – others9.pdf) – responding on behalf of West Midlands Regional Safeguarding Network
- Free Range Learning- home education support group (Exeter)
- Aunt of 3 HE children
- not specified by the respondent
- “Freelance education consultant with responsibility for monitoring the educational provision for children educated at home” – personal response not representing LA
- Aspect – trade union and professional association
In others 10
- someone from Suffolk County Council who was at the Harlow Home Ed Conference with DfES in Nov 2006
- “individual” – grandparent of HE children
- NASWE
- HEer, EO local contact and ??
- grandmother of two adults who were HEd
- retired social work manager
- Professional Association of teachers pg 47/54 others10.pdf
In others 11
- concerned grandfather who was taught in an independent school
- parent of (number deleted) under eights, church leader.
- mother intending to continue HE when child reaches school age
- aunt of 2 HE children
- Grandparent of HE young people
- Grandparent of HE young people
- parent interested in starting HE
- Flexi-schooling
- interested member of public
In others 12
- NATT- National Association of Teachers of Travellers
- Centre for Personalised Education Trust (Roland Meighan)
- LA/Other – area coordinator for EOTAS, previous head of service for EHE and sick children, ex teacher
- concerned parent
- Christian Education for Deeside Exam Centre – org run by HE parents to enable exam taking
- ACERT – Advisory Council for the Education of Romany and other Travellers – org representing Traveller Education Services and those interested in Gypsy and traveller Education
In others 13
- Government for London – AMA Network (see 39 above)
- Ex Education Otherwise Trustees specialising in the law concerning HE
- mother of 4 school children
- parent of school child, has HE friends
- DEAP – Disability, Education and Play (reg charity no 279455)
- “Advisory teacher monitoring traveller … cases”
In others 14
- “interested party”
- parent considering HE
- grandmother supportive of HE
- interested in HE as an option
- school governor
- grandparent of 3 HE children
- parent of children who never went to school
- grandparent of HE children