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It is a matter of historic record that when Parliament passed the Education Act of 1944, it deliberately safeguarded the right of parents — not the state — to determine their children’s education, as a bulwark against totalitarianism. (4/5) @LabourList
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It's time to pause and reflect on the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, contravenes ECHR Article 14 according to KC Aiden O'Neill.
Read more in the long version of my speech below and repost to your local MP/Peer and Advisors. (5/5)
tinyurl.com/ProtectHE
@LabourList
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Really important article highlighting the danger of Local Authority overreach and the impact it has on families providing suitable education at home, and their rights to privacy. We must take heed of this in opposing and amending the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill.
“The parents I spoke to … had been let down, bullied and lied to by the authorities” — @JSMilbank defends home educators
thecritic.co.uk/nationalisin…
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Did you know a weaponised Children’s Wellbeing & Schools Bill would let future leaders stop you removing your child from schools banned from teaching topics they dislike (eg Labour)? Resist, and face SAOs, fines, & imprisonment
@Keir_Starmer @bphillipsonMP bit.ly/43rMevO
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Good summary of the dangers of the CWB Bill from Solictor Michael Charles in this article @the_he_byte @stopthecwsbill @hidvoicesspeak @Donna_Rachel_ @NatWei @DavidGHFrost
Children protest ‘most dangerous piece of legislation in 30 years’ buff.ly/aBBWr71 #news #london #londonnews
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The Education Secretary must admit that our system is a disaster, rather than penalising those trying to escape it.
Myself & @NatWei wrote for today's @Telegraph about Labour’s worrying attacks on homeschooling children & families 👇
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"Buried inside the Children’s [...] Bill lies the blueprint for Starmer’s surveillance state. [It] convert[s] every child’s NHS number into a digital tag linking their school records, medical[...]and family details into one government-controlled network"
citizengo.org
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Digital ID could be the biggest threat to our future selves. Has the Post Office scandal taught us nothing? @jarbuthnot1966 thetimes.com/uk/politics/art…
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When parents & teachers unite to protest a bill, surely someone needs to listen? independent.co.uk/news/uk/ho… @TheABB @Nodigitaliduk @emilysmith_7
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“Local authority misconduct is the elephant in the room” @SpcialNdsJungle @_Chris_Coghlan cast concerns on LA reliability
specialneedsjungle.com/chris…
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"🚨 WARNING: Digital Surveillance, Not Safeguarding
This #StressAwarenessWeek, consider the impact of the Children's Wellbeing Bill's registers and data-sharing. Let’s prioritise genuine support over mass data. #LICE2025 #EducationReforms
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"Parental Rights Under Threat.
We must recognise the stress the Children's Wellbeing Bill is placing on parents. Parents should be supported, not treated as suspects. @BigBrotherWatch @ByDonkeys
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🎇 Parental rights are being eroded not with a bang but a whimper.
This #BonfireNight make your voice count - protect your right to parent your child, before the state takes over
telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02…
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The issues with Childrens Wellbeing and Schools bill are many. The @educationgovuk, @bphillipsonMP, and @Keir_Starmer choose to ignore the genuine concerns of children, parents, educators, and experts and refuse to have an open and transparent conversation.
Instead, they seem focused on pushing through legislation that they already know will remove children's rights, lower educational opportunities for children, and erode parental responsibility and school leaders' autonomy.
They have evidence of LA's failing vulnerable children look at SEND Tribunal statistics, look at DFE own statistics, look at LGO outcomes but rather than address the arm of the state that repeatedly fails children they think the correct action is to give them the power (without any meaningful checks and balances or an appeal process) to override parents choices on what is the correct educational option for their child.
If you do not know much about the concerns with this bill, some initial resources to get yourself started:
rightsforchildren.uk/open-le…
vcf-uk.org/vcf-briefing-on-c…
newschoolsnetwork.org/.../th…
defenddigitalme.org/.../chil…
scraptheschoolsbill.com/scho…
he-byte.uk/.../cws-bill-rele…
This is just a taster, as this bill is alarming and fundamentally at odds with core British Values. I compared it to Bingham's principles of the Rule of Law, it failed miserably.
I have been reassured by the members of the @UKHouseofLords who appear to actually listen to the residents of the UK, and to listen to the experts in the fields that will be affected should this bill become law.
A recent written question inferred the DPIA has not been completed for this bill YET, even though it is significantly through its legislative journey.
Many are actively speaking out against this bill, all for different reasons. I have struggled to find anyone who has read the bill and is not an MP in the @UKLabour who supports the full bill.
@jennhodgeuk @ParentPowerUK @britishparentz @the_he_byte @Miss_Snuffy @home_ed_daily @home_ed_equal @PEACE_ALSALAM @TheValuesFoundn @learnfreeuk @hidvoicesspeak @NatWei @DavidGHFrost @robprogressive @_RobbieMoore @expertlegal @simonsquibb @edfreeuk @EducationNotTax
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Looking so forward to speaking at the @learnfreeuk conference! Come join us to talk about #intrinsicmotivation and #unschooling 🤎
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Learning to be
Not always doing
We live in a culture that makes us feel guilty for not being busy and sometimes we need to challenge ourselves to sit and rest. Children need free time to be bored and allow their creativity to flow. #HomeEducation #LearnFree
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"This bill, if enacted, will see the destruction of the privacy rights of a minority group. The question is why?"
Research shows that home education is not a risk factor, home educators need support not intrusion. #StopTheSchoolsBill
jennyjones.org/2022/05/23/se…
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Want to learn more about #HomeEducation?
Be inspired by amazing speakers like @naomicfisher & Peter Gray!
Want a place to find out more about the impact of the #SchoolsBill?
Then the @learnfreeuk Conference is the place for you *this weekend*
#StoptheSchoolsBill
@Fox_Claire
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The real agenda #homeeducation #fairhearing4homeed #homeeduk #homeeducationuk #handsoffourkids #ofstedinterference #protectcivilliberties @NatWei #politicalagendas
Amanda Spielman on Monitoring and Civil Liberties he-byte.uk/england/amanda-sp…














