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UKIP PARTY POLICY - ELECTIVE HOME EDUCATION

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Freedom must extend to Education

UK Independence Party Statement on Home Education

UKIP Press Release on the Badman Review Report on Home Education:

There is a growing attempt by the Government to marginalise and to attack those who choose entirely legally, to educate their children at home. UKIP strongly endorses the right of parents to offer Elective Home Education

The 1996 Education act states quite clearly:

The parent of every child of compulsory school age shall cause him to receive

efficient full-time education suitable:

1. to his age, ability and aptitude, and

2. to any special educational needs he may have, either by regular attendance at

school or otherwise.

The UK Independence Party in 2007 stated that it is fully behind the principle of Elective Home Education:

"We will nonetheless guarantee that those wishing to educate their children at home will still have this option available to them".

This was our position and remains so. UKIP utterly opposes attempts by the Government and state funded charities like the NSPCC to demonise Home Schooling. Home Education is a choice and one that should be supported.

Attempts to bring Elective Home Education under the authority of local government should be opposed wherever they are found.

The Every Child Matters Program of the Government is a scheme by which the Government, under spurious grounds, wishes to take control of those who elect to educate their children at home. It must not be allowed to do this.

To that end UKIP will work to:

1) Ensure that parents remain responsible for the upbringing and education of their

children within or without formal schooling.

2) Fight against current and proposed policies and legislation which may affect the

rights and freedoms of families who choose home education.

3) Support the right to fair and equal treatment for those who choose independent,

elective home based learning for their children.

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Lib-Dem (prospective candidate) says ...

I’m backing Home Educators

Written by Gavin Webb, Prospective Parliamentary Candidate on 21 June, 2009 – 10:59 pm -

I tweeted my disgust about Graham Badman’s report last Sunday and have thought that I really must blog something on this matter.  I don’t really need to spend too much time expressing my views because they are very clear for all to understand.

In short, Graham Badman, the Labour Government and any do-gooder bureaucrat who believes they have any right to interfere in the private affairs of individuals and family should just back off.

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