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Is it better to deregister before the new law comes in + what does the new law actually say NEW POST edyourself.wordpress.com/2026/02/09/h... #HomeEducation
February 9, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Wellbeing Bill close to becoming law but MPs still have to approve Lords' changes. NEW POST edyourself.wordpress.com/2026/02/05/w... #HomeEducation
Wellbeing Bill Finishing In Lords
Report in the Lords for the Children’s Wellbeing and School Bills is now completed and 3rd Reading has been confirmed for February 9th 2026. The Bill was reissued on February 4th 2026 and Chi…
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February 5, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Most of the Sara Sharif safeguarding review recommendations are quietly being ignored as government focuses on the home education aspect NEW PAGE edyourself.org/sara-sharif/ #HomeEducation
Sara Sharif – Ed Yourself
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February 3, 2026 at 6:51 AM
The appalling tragedy of Sara Sharif in Woking, Surrey, has prompted further amendments to the Wellbeing Bill - my updated post on Sara is here edyourself.wordpress.com/2025/06/29/s... #HomeEducation
February 2, 2026 at 6:34 AM
No Labour votes for Baroness Barran amendment 121A so how will MPs will react at ping pong, breakdown by party votes.parliament.uk/votes/lords/... via edyourself.wordpress.com/2026/01/20/l... #HomeEducation
January 30, 2026 at 12:03 PM
more on opposition shadow minister Baroness Barran successful amendment UPDATED POST edyourself.wordpress.com/2026/01/20/l... #HomeEducation
Late Report Amendments Baroness Barran
On Wednesday January 28th the House of Lords voted to accept one of Baroness Barran’s amendments to the Children Not In School chapter of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. Baro…
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January 30, 2026 at 6:41 AM
new post, spoiler one of Baroness Barran's amendments has gone through edyourself.wordpress.com/2026/01/29/w... #HomeEducation
What We Now Know After January 28th
On Wednesday January 28th 2026 the House of Lords considered further amendments to the home education part of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. Some amendments were from the governme…
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January 29, 2026 at 8:02 AM
New post on changes to home education law - what, when, where etc edyourself.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/w... #HomeEducation
What Wellbeing Bill Means For Home Education
There are changes to the law being planned for home education in England and Wales. The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill looks set to become an Act of Parliament around Easter 2026. New …
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January 26, 2026 at 9:47 AM
It could be a rush now for government to get the Wellbeing Bill through by Easter NEW POST edyourself.wordpress.com/2026/01/24/w... #HomeEducation
Wellbeing Bill Rush For Easter
At present the government has set aside 5 days for Report stage of the Wellbeing Bill in the House of Lords, so they should have been over half-way through, but Report is now running late [LINK]. T…
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January 24, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Still not got to the home education bit of Wellbeing Bill! (expected to start Jan 21st) Read more here edyourself.wordpress.com/2026/01/22/l... #HomeEducation
Lords Didn’t Get To CNIS Jan 21st
It was expected that the House of Lords would at least start debating the Children Not In School clauses of the Wellbeing Bill on Day 3 of Report, Wednesday January 21st 2026, but this did not happ…
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January 22, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Baroness Barran, opposition Minister in the Lords, has tabled a bunch of last minute safeguarding amendments to clause 31 & 32, see www.parallelparliament.co.uk/bills/2024-2... then "View 10 new amendments". No other signatories in support, not adopted as government amendments. More later!
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January 20, 2026 at 7:24 AM
the upcoming debate in the Lords will be the main chance to ask questions and get answers on the record, new post here edyourself.wordpress.com/2026/01/17/q... #HomeEducation
January 17, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Lords got up to amendment 33 on the first day of report hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2026-0... ie they reached clause 7, Children Not In School is clause 31-36, amendments 120 - 175 #HomeEducation
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill' on Wednesday 14 January 2026.
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January 15, 2026 at 6:13 AM
time is running out in the Lords, January dates and deadlines here NEW POST edyourself.wordpress.com/2026/01/14/w... #HomeEducation
January 14, 2026 at 10:20 AM
more about child protection plans and home education edyourself.org/bill-committ... #HomeEducation
January 14, 2026 at 9:28 AM
government published more info yesterday on the Pilot for trying out mandatory meetings before deregistering so I've updated my page here edyourself.org/government-a... #HomeEducation
January 13, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Recent amendments to the Wellbeing Bill saying go back 5 years for Child Protection Plan NEW PAGE edyourself.org/government-a... #HomeEducation
January 11, 2026 at 9:07 AM
this is another area where government will say it has "listened" - might not seem a big deal now but could matter a lot further down the line - new page about regulations change edyourself.org/government-a... #HomeEducation
January 10, 2026 at 7:24 AM
This is the bit where government will say it has listened to parents - reducing the amount of information required for the register. NEW PAGE edyourself.org/government-a... #HomeEducation
January 9, 2026 at 3:16 PM
what the government amendment is - and isn't - saying about home visits within 15 days of registering children not in school NEW PAGE edyourself.org/government-a... #HomeEducation
January 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
rushing out to work, more later, government has announced further changes to children not in school clauses Wellbeing Bill, see my News page for links and info edyourself.org/news/ #HomeEducation
January 8, 2026 at 6:36 AM
I've updated my post on minister's letters as same topics will come up again at Report edyourself.wordpress.com/2025/09/15/w... #HomeEducation
Will Write Letters From Day 9 Committee
In view of Repeat Amendments from Committee now being brought back for Report in January 2026, this post was updated on December 22nd. A “will write letter” is a letter sent by a govern…
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December 22, 2025 at 8:44 AM
NEW post has details of children not in school amendments tabled for Report edyourself.wordpress.com/2025/12/22/d... (deadline 2 days before debate on Wed Jan 21st) #HomeEducation
Details of Amendments For Report
We are now seeing more amendments being tabled for Report stage of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill in the House of Lords which is due to start on January 14th, reaching the Children…
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December 22, 2025 at 8:28 AM
how the next stage of the Wellbeing Bill will be different from what we have seen so far - new blog post edyourself.wordpress.com/2025/12/15/a... #HomeEducation
Amendments For Report House of Lords
Now that we have some dates for Report stage in the House of Lords for the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill (mid-January to early February 2026) more amendments are starting to appear. T…
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December 15, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The government is trying to change the law on home education via the Children's Wellbeing Bill - more on how laws get changed here edyourself.org/changing-a-b... #HomeEducation
December 14, 2025 at 7:56 AM