Meetings, Conferences and Consultation Events

Children's Workforce Development Council Consultation Event
EO believes that dialogue with CWDC is one way to tackle misconceptions about home education amongst people whose work brings them into contact with children and families. EO also seeks to promote awareness of the legality and normality of home education. View the agenda here.

DCSF/DIUS Raising Expectations/enabling the system to deliver Consultation Event
Read our report here.

Midlands Regional Local Authority Home Education Conference
Quarterly events. 2007 - 2008. See Education Otherwise Newsletter for more information.

Anti-Bullying Alliance Conference
View the agenda here.

Meeting with the Chair of the DWP Lone Parent Stakeholder Group
Read the report of the meeting here.

Meeting DCSF to discuss Children Missing Education See Education Otherwise Newsletter for more information.

Meeting with Learning and Skills Council to discuss Education Maintenance Allowance for home educated young people
See Education Otherwise Newsletter for more information.

Westminster Forum Seminar SEN Assessing and Personalising Special Educational Needs Services
View the agenda here.

Meeting Independent Schools Council to discuss access to exam centres (also attended by DCSF)
Read our report here.

Tony Attwood Workshop for parents of children with Aspergers
EO Disability Group were able to share information from this event via our online forum and newsletter. It was also an opportunity to promote the benefits of home education to one of the influential experts in the field of Aspergers.

"Time to Talk" events which form an integral part of the DCSF 10 Year Children's Plan.

Read more about Time to Talk here and watch 10 minute films from Teachers TV (features home educating parents and teenagers). Read our report of the March 2008 event here. Home educating parents are also represented on the DCSF National Parents Panel.

Meeting with DCSF shortly before new home education guidelines published
Read the report of the meeting here.

Fabian Society Event
To raise question of whether home education would still be legal when participation age was raised to 18 (Education and Skills Bill). Read EO's press release here.

Cabinet Office Seminar into revised consultation code of practice
Read our report here.

Meeting DfES Consultation Unit during Home Education Guidelines consultation
Read our report here.

2006 meeting with DfES to discuss "light touch changes to monitoring" home education.
Read the report of meeting here.

DfES meeting to discuss Children Missing Education
Meeting held before the Education and Inspection Bill was passed at the end of 2006. Home education not initially mentioned in flowchart. An oversight. Read our report here.

DfES meeting to discuss draft home education guidelines for LEAs
Read our report here.

DfES meeting to discuss Education Maintenance Allowance
Read our report here