We are a collective of parents, and educators who are acting cooperatively together as we are all passionate about being good effective parents, and caring how our children are nurtured including their mind.

We all believe the status quo that parents choose the correct educational option for their child must remain. Every single one of us values education and will take action to protect our child's right to a fulltime, efficient education suitable to our child's age, ability, aptitude (and SEN/ALN).

We all have grave concerns about many aspects of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill. 

The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill may have a nice title but this simply hides the harm this bill if not withdrawn or significantly amended will lead to.

This bill is not based on robust objective evidence that could stand up to scrutiny. It seems to be founded on rhetoric, myths and ideology.

It appears to be creating a one size fits no-one education system, diluting parental choice at every turn, and therefore removing children's educational opportunities both directly and indirectly whether you choose a school, alternative education provider or to home educate. 

We all agree a public open evidence based conversation around Children's Wellbeing should and needs to happen. This bill is not the solution to the UK consistently being found to have the unhappiest children, it is not the solution to children struggling to attend  certain educational settings, it does not enable better support for families where children and / or parents come under SEND umbrella. It is not the solution to safeguard children it does not contain solutions for children who end their own lives and does not provide anything that would prevent the 200+ teenagers who lose their lives through suicide

It does appear to leave children with NO data privacy. It does appear to forget children have a right to a private life.

It devalues the role parents have in their children's lives and with no suspicion that harm may come to the child inserts the state unnecessarily and prevents parents deciding the most appropriate education options for their child.

This bill is a power grab for the secretary of state and is about control dressed up as care.