This week has seen a rash of reports to education support groups of misinformation and deliberate disinformation by education professionals in Scotland. Even this jaded advocate-activist has been shocked by it. 1/
No, you do not need to give reasons to take your child out of a school. No, you do not need consent to withdraw if your child has not attended a school. 2/
No, you do not need to "register" as a home educator. No, schools should not be asked by their bosses for reports on parents. 3/
Oh, and while we are at it, no, school staff cannot share personal information about children with their neighbours and friends. 4/
@gtcs requirements for registration, section 2.2.1, include being conversant with, and keeping up to date with, relevant law, regulations and guidance. This is *never* enforced. 5/
Teacher, QIO, and especially HT "knowledge" of education law in Scotland is truly shocking. Ignorance is rife, and pride in that ignorance all too common. /ends
