Joanna Merrett has won The Hutton Prize for Excellence

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Congratulations to Joanna Merrett, on winning this year’s Hutton Prize for Excellence, for her dissertation on Understanding Home Educator’s Experience of […]

From being terrified that my son would fail to him achieving a Mark of Distinction

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I am a mother of four children, having had my first child at the age of 15 years old and […]

The Proposed Schools Bill – Punishing parents for the inability of schools to facilitate a suitable education for all children

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By Joanna Merrett BA (hons), EYPS, MA, [PhD student and researcher at University of Exeter, Centre for Social Mobility], Joanna […]

Home is where the heart is

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– and where family members’ needs determine the use of space Pretty spaces versus OE accommodated living  This evening I’ve […]

“She was really wound up, deeply depressed, withdrawn, not talking to anyone”

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‘Airy fairy’ When my daughter Lisa* started at a preschool group, the staff noticed that she was a bit ‘airy […]

“The violence towards me from my child was constant” single mum of child with PDA

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I always knew that James* was different. People would say ‘He is a boy’, ‘You are on your own’, ‘It’s […]