Education Otherwise is holding their AGM and are combining it with a Home Education Day/Annual Conference
Everyone interested in Home Based Education is welcome.
The non-business part of the AGM ie the workshops, cafe area, chance to meet other home educators and so on is open to all, not just members of EO.
EO ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING/HOME EDUCATION DAY
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 21ST 11-4
( EO business in the morning, times tbc. Open to all in the afternoon, more details to follow)
SHARD END COMMUNITY CENTRE
170 Packington Avenue,
Shard End,
Birmingham,
B34 7RD
0121 464 5485
Home educating barrister Ian Dowty, a director from ARCH, Action on Rights for Children will be speaking during the afternoon at the EO AGM/annual conference.
Ian has worked with EO during several major government consultations over the past couple of years, including Home Ed legal Consultations in 2007 and 2008
This article includes a brief profile of Ian's son Alex Dowty.
Fiona Nicholson, Chair of EO Government Policy Group and member of EO Disability Group, will be talking about;
Options for home educated 14-19 year olds, the changes the government is planning to introduce ( exams, raising the leaving age etc) the work EO has been doing with the Independent Schools Council towards exam centre access and so on.
If there's time she also wants to do a question and answer session on changes to the benefit system, particularly for lone parents being moved off Income Support.
It may also be possible to run a joint Q&A session on the outcome of the Children Missing Suitable Education consultation if we
have received any more information by the 21st.
Go here for bus information
For reference, Shard End is near to the CASTLE BROMWICH/COLESHILL area of Birmingham, around 10 miles from the city centre and Birmingham New Street Station.
For people arriving by road, Shard End is just off Junction 5 ( Castle Bromwich) of the M6. Car parking is available. The venue is run by Birmingham Council and complies with the latest legislation on disability access.
Education Otherwise Association Limited
Registered Charity No. 1055120.
A company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales No. 01917107
Enquiry Address: PO Box 325 Kings Lynn Norfolk PE34 3XW .
Registered Office Address: 41 St Mary's Street Ely Cambridgeshire
CB7 4HF
If you want more information about the day, you are welcome to contact me via our local home education website email link. Messages sent there will come straight to my inbox.
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