Home Education Matters The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Today we are joined by Jenn Hodge to discuss the upcoming Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill which is currently going through Parliament.
We talk about the history of legislation in the home education community, the details of the bill, how it will impact prospective home educators and existing home educating families, as well as its effect on all members of the community but especially children with school trauma or special educational needs. And we also talk about what we can do to try to halt its inexorable progress.
In Jan 2020, following her work in advocacy, community work and facilitating youth provision, Jenn Hodge founded an education centre in Somerset, now supporting a wide range of young people, many of whom are neurodivergent. In 2025, she was named one of the UK’s Top 100 Inspiring Female Entrepreneurs by Small Business Britain. Today, Jenn is a writer, CEO, and passionate advocate for doing education differently, dreaming of a system that is inclusive, interest-led, and free from exam-driven hierarchy.
@doing.education.differently on Instagram
Some useful sites for information on the Bill:
https://www.facebook.com/stopthecwsbill
https://www.facebook.com/groups/homeeducationactiongroup/
https://edyourself.org/childrens-wellbeing-schools-bill/
https://educationalfreedom.org.uk/proposed-changes-to-home-education-law-without-the-legal-jargon/
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