Day 1: What happened in the recent Employment Court Judicial Review for MBIE?

April 10, 2026: This post sets out the background to the recent Employment Court hearing 16 – 18th March 2026 where Gloriavale Leavers’ lawyer Brian Henry requested the MBIE reports from 2017 and 2021 (around the issue of employment status for Gloriavale members) be quashed as they amounted to an error of law…

Why is the Gloriavale School allowed to stay open? Court ruling explained.

January 29, 2026: Opinion piece: Liz Gregory. (Thoughts, opinions and views expressed here belong to Liz Gregory and may or may not represent the views of the Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust, former or current members of Gloriavale.). Why has a court ordered the Gloriavale School to remain open? Great question! I’m being asked…

Gloriavale – will they relocate overseas?

December 30, 2025: Opinion piece: Liz Gregory. (Thoughts, opinions and views expressed here belong to Liz Gregory and may or may not represent the views of the Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust, former or current members of Gloriavale.). Will Gloriavale relocate overseas? Given the difficulties that Gloriavale are facing, many people in the wider…

Part 8: Gloriavale School – Summary

December 30, 2025: Opinion piece: Liz Gregory. (Thoughts, opinions and views expressed here belong to Liz Gregory and may or may not represent the views of the Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust, former or current members of Gloriavale.). Here’s a quick summary of what we’ve considered over the past few days of blog posts.…

Part 7: Gloriavale Re-School – What will the Solution look like?

December 29, 2025: Opinion piece: Liz Gregory. (Thoughts, opinions and views expressed here belong to Liz Gregory and may or may not represent the views of the Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust, former or current members of Gloriavale.). Part 7: What is the solution to schooling the Gloriavale children? As we enter this final…

Part 6: Gloriavale Homeschooling – Failed ERO Reviews

December 27, 2025: Opinion piece: Liz Gregory. (Thoughts, opinions and views expressed here belong to Liz Gregory and may or may not represent the views of the Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust, former or current members of Gloriavale.). Part 6: Gloriavale Homeschooling – Failed ERO Reviews As noted in the previous blog post, where…

Part 5: Gloriavale Homeschooling – Hero or Hazard?

December 27, 2025: Opinion piece: Liz Gregory. (Thoughts, opinions and views expressed here belong to Liz Gregory and may or may not represent the views of the Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust, former or current members of Gloriavale.). Part 5: Gloriavale School – Is Homeschooling a Hero or a Hazard? In a previous life…

Part 4: Gloriavale School – Reactions to Announcement

December 26, 2025: Opinion piece: Liz Gregory. (Thoughts, opinions and views expressed here belong to Liz Gregory and may or may not represent the views of the Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust, former or current members of Gloriavale.). Part Four – Reactions from Leavers, Current Members, the Public After a decisive announcement like a…

Part 3: Gloriavale School – Built to Fail?

December 23, 2025: Opinion piece: Liz Gregory. (Thoughts, opinions and views expressed here belong to Liz Gregory and may or may not represent the views of the Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust, former or current members of Gloriavale.). Part Three – Why is the School Closing? It’s a decades long tale but to set…

Part 2: Gloriavale School – A Marathon and a finish line??

December 22, 2025: Opinion piece: Liz Gregory. (Thoughts, opinions and views expressed here belong to Liz Gregory and may or may not represent the views of the Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust, former or current members of Gloriavale.). Part Two: Gloriavale School – The never-ending marathon and could the decision be overturned? I will liken…