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VHEAC Communique April 2018
An overview of the latest VHEAC meeting discussions. [gview file=”https://home-ed.vic.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/VHEAC-Communique-30-April-2018.pdf”]
An overview of the latest VHEAC meeting discussions. [gview file=”https://home-ed.vic.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/VHEAC-Communique-30-April-2018.pdf”]
survey 2018The Home Education Network (HEN) seeks to inspire, inform and support home educators. We also advocate politically and represent home education in the media when required. HEN surveys the home education community to help shape our future work. HEN works hard for the home ed community. If you’re not yet a member, please consider joining. Membership is only $25 per year including
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To help people better make connections in their local area, we are looking for volunteers to run one-off social events and/or parent nights. We would like these events to run throughout the state, so that every HEN member will be close enough to at least one event each year. HEN social events will be open to all (members and non-members), aiming to increase local
How to Run Your Next Home Ed Camp or Excursion By Colita Scott Home education camps and events are all about giving your children an experience to remember. For me, the best parts of school were the school camps and excursions. A lot of home educated kids feel the same way. Too many new home educating families ask me ‘so what’s available for my
The updated Guide to Home Education in Victoria is now available in Word of PDF. [gview file=”https://home-ed.vic.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/GuideToHomeEducationinVictoria-2018.pdf”]
HEN has a long and proud history of standing up for home educators’ rights in Victoria. Documents obtained under Freedom of Information during our regulations campaign confirm HEN’s continued advocacy has been very effective in keeping legal requirements reasonable over the years. Amongst reasons noted for the lower regulation in Victoria compared to other states is: Homeschooling advocates have been influential in their resistance to any moves
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HEN has a long and proud history of standing up for home educators rights. With new Education Regulations developed, HEN’s lobbying resulted in a disallowance motion being put in the Legislative Council on 23/8. Unfortunately, the vote was 20:20 so the motion was lost by 1 cross-bench vote. You can read the actual debate in Hansard (see p4307) Be proud – there are many positives The government