Home education advocate - Life President/trustee Education Otherwise (EO) - views my own. Retired lecturer, EX-social worker. Adoptee. Mum of 5, Nana of 1, 🐈slave, coffee 'addict', EDS🦓, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇿🇼🇧🇬🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️https://bsky.app/profile/maimhambo.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/maimhambo.bsky.social/post/3lqf2a2wrik2fI am rarely rendered speechless about how despotic &/or autocratic our state schools have become but this really takes the 🤬 https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/mum-son-row-school-over-31684864?fbclid=IwY2xjawKmaHdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHooT6Zf9cBe1idNTBZugQY3449IRdZlYfF_esY4kzpYMghqkm_VpCasgwaE__aem_y3UhgspKT4gK86pnANKOiw30 May 2025 10:40 +0000at://did:plc:inx3lbtr7ons3qdf6mwemryf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqf2a2wrik2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/maimhambo.bsky.social/post/3llqh65gn5c23https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/716515 #homeeducation #EducationOtherwise01 Apr 2025 08:25 +0000at://did:plc:inx3lbtr7ons3qdf6mwemryf/app.bsky.feed.post/3llqh65gn5c23https://bsky.app/profile/maimhambo.bsky.social/post/3ljfjelza5s2oIndicative of an education system were children are denied the basic human need to urinate. Such policies have nothing to do with education & all to do with power & control. Utterly horrendous & inhumane https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/mar/02/pupils-uk-schools-academy-essex-mossbourne02 Mar 2025 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:inx3lbtr7ons3qdf6mwemryf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljfjelza5s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/maimhambo.bsky.social/post/3lh2f5gxtzc23Children's Wellbeing & Schools Bill: #EducationOtherwise the voice of calm #HomeEducation [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Jan 2025 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:inx3lbtr7ons3qdf6mwemryf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh2f5gxtzc23https://bsky.app/profile/maimhambo.bsky.social/post/3lgur7qs7zs2lChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: issues & what you can do beautifully encapsulated by our #educationotherwise chair Wendy vm.tiktok.com/ZGdDjjg1u/ https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGdDjjg1u/29 Jan 2025 10:30 +0000at://did:plc:inx3lbtr7ons3qdf6mwemryf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgur7qs7zs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/maimhambo.bsky.social/post/3lgkljv4uu22625 Jan 2025 09:21 +0000at://did:plc:inx3lbtr7ons3qdf6mwemryf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgkljv4uu226https://bsky.app/profile/maimhambo.bsky.social/post/3lggpmuabp22jHopefully others will follow suit! [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jan 2025 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:inx3lbtr7ons3qdf6mwemryf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lggpmuabp22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/maimhambo.bsky.social/post/3lganrun3kk2vChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bil: proposed register of educational providers - requires structured learning providers e.g. Scout/Guides, religious groups, relatives... too provide full details to a LA register or be fined, but ONLY for home ed. children Implication h.ed will be denied access.21 Jan 2025 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:inx3lbtr7ons3qdf6mwemryf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lganrun3kk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/maimhambo.bsky.social/post/3lgamsvuves2vChildren's Wellbeing & Schools Bill allows YOUR local authority to decide what is in YOUR child's best interests, if you home educate. No other parent has the state remove their rights unless their child is in care. 1st they came for us, you next? @wendycharleswarner.bsky.social #EducationOtherwise21 Jan 2025 10:18 +0000at://did:plc:inx3lbtr7ons3qdf6mwemryf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgamsvuves2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/maimhambo.bsky.social/post/3lgamgxb2nc2v#Educationotherwise has sought & received clear legal opinion... [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jan 2025 10:11 +0000at://did:plc:inx3lbtr7ons3qdf6mwemryf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgamgxb2nc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/maimhambo.bsky.social/post/3lfz6o73ke22uInvitation to home ed small businesses, market/craft makers etc., if you would like a stall at our 50th Anniversary celebrations please contact us using the below details: enquiries@educationotherwise.org #homeeducation18 Jan 2025 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:inx3lbtr7ons3qdf6mwemryf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfz6o73ke22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/maimhambo.bsky.social/post/3lfz6bp74ys2uCome and join us for our 50th Anniversary Celebrations! Food and drink will be on offer to purchase throughout the day with a variety for everyone. All dietary requirements met, any questions please do not hesitate to contact us at enquiries@educationotherwise.org #homeeducation18 Jan 2025 11:09 +0000at://did:plc:inx3lbtr7ons3qdf6mwemryf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfz6bp74ys2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/maimhambo.bsky.social/post/3lftw6inrjc23Home education is not an educational Cul-De-Sac; it opens doors for many children where school is: the wrong fit, fails the individual child, or even risks their mental health or even life. Home education allows them to navigate the educational landscape to become successful happy adults [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jan 2025 09:01 +0000at://did:plc:inx3lbtr7ons3qdf6mwemryf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lftw6inrjc23https://bsky.app/profile/maimhambo.bsky.social/post/3lfrs6slofk2qEducation Otherwise has a wonderful team of trained & experienced educational report checkers. They won't write a report for you but they will check your draft, advise you of gaps, need for detail, errors etc., so you can submit a good quality report to you local authority #homeeducation15 Jan 2025 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:inx3lbtr7ons3qdf6mwemryf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfrs6slofk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/maimhambo.bsky.social/post/3lf2pyacx6c2aChildren's Wellbeing Bill: #EducationOtherwise seeking legal advice06 Jan 2025 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:inx3lbtr7ons3qdf6mwemryf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf2pyacx6c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/maimhambo.bsky.social/post/3lf2pjpab3c2aChildren's Wellbeing Bill (2nd reading today) ‼️if this bill becomes law & someone makes a referral about your child to children's social services the investigation blocks your parental education rights? Yet 78% of investigations do NOT end in child protection plans. #EducationOtherwise06 Jan 2025 08:25 +0000at://did:plc:inx3lbtr7ons3qdf6mwemryf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf2pjpab3c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/maimhambo.bsky.social/post/3leye3xxv6c2fSadly the tip of the Brexit iceberg... or car crash!05 Jan 2025 09:55 +0000at://did:plc:inx3lbtr7ons3qdf6mwemryf/app.bsky.feed.post/3leye3xxv6c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/maimhambo.bsky.social/post/3leqppkv42223"The true aim of everyone who aspires to be a teacher should be, not to impart his own opinions, but to kindle minds." Frederick Robertson. With the failings of the English school system perhaps it should be 'rekindle minds: who have been switched off by a not fit for purpose State education.'02 Jan 2025 09:02 +0000at://did:plc:inx3lbtr7ons3qdf6mwemryf/app.bsky.feed.post/3leqppkv42223https://bsky.app/profile/maimhambo.bsky.social/post/3le54ewteu22o#homeeducation educationotherwise.org25 Dec 2024 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:inx3lbtr7ons3qdf6mwemryf/app.bsky.feed.post/3le54ewteu22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/maimhambo.bsky.social/post/3ldlijrdjic27Speaks to the core issues of obscuring the real failures leading to a child's death by deflecting blame onto home education [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Dec 2024 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:inx3lbtr7ons3qdf6mwemryf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldlijrdjic27https://bsky.app/profile/maimhambo.bsky.social/post/3ldi72tcm222d@hzeffman.bsky.social heads up: in England (& UK) it is home education NOT home schooling; home education is the term adopted by the DfE & current statute including proposed legislation. So when reporting please use the correct terminology17 Dec 2024 06:17 +0000at://did:plc:inx3lbtr7ons3qdf6mwemryf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldi72tcm222dhttps://bsky.app/profile/maimhambo.bsky.social/post/3ldh7lecaxs23Education Otherwise name...16 Dec 2024 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:inx3lbtr7ons3qdf6mwemryf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldh7lecaxs23https://bsky.app/profile/maimhambo.bsky.social/post/3lde4z3ef2c2wEO's latest blog: busting some of the common confusions about... https://www.educationotherwise.org/home-education-and-special-educational-needs-children/15 Dec 2024 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:inx3lbtr7ons3qdf6mwemryf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lde4z3ef2c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/maimhambo.bsky.social/post/3ld6sbbrot22sJust published "Education Otherwise Fifty Years of Home Education"... If you're interested in the evolution of home education in England and Wales, this might make an excellent stocking filler. From Educationotherwise.org13 Dec 2024 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:inx3lbtr7ons3qdf6mwemryf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld6sbbrot22shttps://bsky.app/profile/maimhambo.bsky.social/post/3lcstbnohxs2xwww.educationotherwise.org08 Dec 2024 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:inx3lbtr7ons3qdf6mwemryf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcstbnohxs2x