Home Education: Ofsted on free schools

The Ofsted report on home education is out this morning - not yet on their website. It's more rational about local authorities than Badman (if muted in its criticisms), has a generally supportive tone about home education, but focusses on how to help children stay in school and on how to allow local authorities to fulfil their 'monitoring duties' - Ofsted sets outs its views on these in some detail. In my view a measured exposition of what Home Education is up against with officialdom.

Good news: the current government has no interest in early legislation.

Good news for some: it's looking as if the 'free schools' legislation may allow virtual schools to be funded.