disappearing norma I recently contributed a post for purpos/ed (which is about opening a debate  around education) with my partner and son which I hope offered a voice for people outside the formal education system. I think we questioned that system and presented one view from the home...

>some of you who read this blog are so amazing I’m stunned. I never even expected people to read it but to actually respond and offer huge support and really really sound advice is way more than I expected. yes we had a bad day on monday but generally we are feeling so much more...

>an apt title indeed… cried alot today we had our appeal hearing against the exclusion today. I had written a very articulate report but we did not present well verbally due to feeling so emotional. in retrospect I should have paid for a lawyer… They began by attacking our son...

>it’s been a while… decisions have been made… we will home educate Laurie till the end of June (Scottish end of term). I’ve just written the letter to the education service stating all the reasons that we feel the mainstream system just doesn’t offer an...

>Well a few days later and we’re surviving the aftermath of the exclusion. We got the report of the incident and it was a very poorly written document full of subjective comments and emotive language. I have prepared a 4 page reply which is very measured, contains quotations from...