Posts Tagged ‘education’
Georgia Gilholy and Nat Wei Labour’s attack on homeschooling is a cynical state power grab
Originally posted in the Telegraph on 2 September 2025 [telegraph.co.uk] Today peers will consider plans that would change Britain forever: Labour’s ironically named Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. This legislation would turn thousands of home-educating families into surveillance targets by handing sweeping new powers to local authorities to intrude into family life and dictate what…
Read MoreRegarding the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
This is the original, longer, version of a speech I was due to give in the House of Lords on 1 May 2025 but which had to be redacted due to time constraints. The speech given is described in Hansard My Lords, It is with a heavy heart that I rise to speak today. Heavy,…
Read MorePupil Mental Health, Well-being and Development
My Lords, I extend my gratitude to the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, for initiating this vital debate, and declare my interests as a parent of home-educated and state-educated children and as a board member of an organisation committed to providing private education. We are at a critical juncture, where the mental health challenges facing our…
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My Lords, in moving Amendment 64B I shall also speak to other amendments in my name. I declare an interest, as I have before, that I am from a home-educating family, which I am proud of. I wish there were more noble Lords in this Chamber who had the privilege of being part of home…
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My Lords, I shall speak to my Amendment 171X on the proposal for an ombudsman to provide protection for home educators. I support many other amendments in the group. I pay tribute to my noble friend Lord Lucas for putting this focus on the need to provide protection from overzealous local authorities. I also need…
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