historian of Victorian culture & politics (esp w material culture); curator & public historian with toe in academia; education advocate. Otherwise, on a bicycle
Oct 20, 2020 • 6 tweets • 4 min read
Almost daily, through my work providing advice and advocacy to vulnerable families in education settings, I hear from another family whose child's #privacy has been breached by education officers and headteachers at Scottish local authorities. #childrensrights 1/
Systematic breaches of data processing laws are becoming endemic in Scotland. I've even had two LAs tell me that they can break data processing laws because their local policies say they can. 2/
Aug 11, 2020 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
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/
