Issue 289 – Parents petition the government over home schooling proposals
A group of Frome parents who are concerned about new government recommendations on home schooling have presented a petition to local MP David Heath.
The Badman Report suggests that there needs to be closer monitoring of home educators but critics argue that the report was a rushed review which failed to consider all the evidence and ensure that the data collected was sufficiently robust.
Last week, a petition was handed over to MP for Frome, David Heath, criticising the government report. Parents from Frome, Somerton, and Wansdyke signed the petition.
Tom King, one of the Frome petitioners said, “With 371 constituencies involved as of yesterday, this petition smashes all records for petitions to Parliament – the greatest number of constituencies involved previously was fewer than 50.”
The petition states the parents’ concerns about the report. It states, “The petitioners believe the recommendations are based on a review that was extremely rushed, failed to give due consideration to the evidence, failed to ensure that the data it collected were sufficiently robust, and failed to take proper account of the existing legislative framework.”
The petition also calls for the House of Commons to urge the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families either not bring forward, or to withdraw, the proposals.
MP David Heath told the Frome Times, “I am very happy to present the petition from parents who educate their children at home in Parliament. I think the legislation which the government is bringing forward is a classic case of taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut. We don’t need a massive bureaucratic system of inspections, we simply need to know that children who are not in school are not being abused, and it is transparently obvious that is not the case in 99.9% of the cases.”
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Back in the summer, the Green and Healthy for Frome programme launched their town-wide survey to find out about the current health and priorities of people in Frome. The team was inundated with responses and the information gathered will now feed into the next stages of the project. Lucky winner, Kevin Edgar, was randomly selected from all the entrants and won the £100 gift voucher to spend at Culverhill Co-op.![]()
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Covid-19 Mobile Testing Unit heading to Frome![]()
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Mendip District Council have released the following information, "A Covid-19 Mobile Testing Unit is being set up at North Parade car park in Frome this week, as Somerset County Council continues to make testing more accessible to areas with acute need.![]()
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"Anyone wishing to get tested must book a test in advance, and tests are only available for those with coronavirus symptoms – a high temperature, a new continuous cough, or a loss or change to sense of smell or taste.![]()
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"Anyone with one or more of these symptoms should book a test at nhs.uk/coronavirus or by calling 119.![]()
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"The days of operation may vary week to week and information on availability of this and any other Mobile Testing Units in and around Somerset will be given when you book a test.![]()
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"Professor Trudi Grant, Somerset’s Director of Public Health said: “It is now more important than ever that we all work together, and testing plays a key role in helping to reduce the spread of this highly infectious virus. Self-isolating immediately once you notice symptoms, and then getting tested, is key to preventing the spread of the infection. Once an individual has a positive test result, we can then also notify anyone that may have been in close contact with them and reduce the risk of the virus spreading even further.”![]()
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"Councillor Clare Paul, Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing at Somerset County Council said: “We’ve been working hard to get more testing sites into Somerset and would like to thank Mendip District Council for making the car park site available.![]()
The Mobile Testing Units are important assets in the County’s bid to reduce the spread of coronavirus.”![]()
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"Tests are available at a number of sites in Somerset and just across the border. These include drive-through regional testing sites (RTS) which are available seven days a week, and drive-through mobile testing units (MTUs) which operate on different days each week.![]()
More information is available at bit.ly/3GnzL01."
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