Is homework legal UK?

Dear Department for Education, A. Background information: ”Homework is NOT a statutory requirement A representative from the Department for Education (DfE) told us that it is not a legal requirement for schools to set homework, and parents are NOT required by law to make their children complete it….”

Can a parent hit their child with a belt?

Corporal punishment by parents It remains lawful for parents in all jurisdictions to use “reasonable” corporal punishment to discipline their children. New South Wales is the only state to have made legislative amendments concerning corporal punishment by parents.

What does the Bible say about spanking?

Prov 22:15: “Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.” Prov “Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell (i.e. death).”

Does the Bible really say spare the rod spoil the child?

The phrase, “spare the rod and spoil the child” is not a Christian phrase and is not in the Bible. That phrase actually comes from a narrative poem written in the 1600s titled “Hudibras” by Samuel Butler. Corporal punishment does not have its basis in the Bible.

What does spare the rod and spoil the child mean?

Discipline is necessary for good upbringing, as in She lets Richard get away with anything—spare the rod, you know. This adage appears in the Bible (Proverbs 13:24) and made its way into practically every proverb collection. It originally referred to corporal punishment.