Randall and Mary Hardy began their married life in Manchester, and have lived in Shropshire since 2007. They have six adult children, plus various grandchildren. Their family was involved for some years with a small Christian school which operated as a parents’ cooperative. It was here their older children learned until moving on to sixth form college, and it was through the school that the Hardys became aware of home education. Their younger children were then home educated, with the family often working in partnership with other local Christian HE parents.
After becoming aware of the political climate affecting home educators around the time of the Badman Review in 2009, Randall has continued to monitor developments relevant to HE in the UK ever since.
He and Mary maintain an ongoing interest in home education, having witnessed its benefits for various members of their own family. They are particularly exercised about the increasing pressures which home educators now find themselves under in many parts of the world, and wish to encourage all parents everywhere to be aware of their responsibilities regarding their own children’s education before these are eroded completely.
Randall will share with us his insights into the political situation with regards to Home Education in the UK particularly surrounding the Schools Bill – what has been said and what the implications are for the future.