Home Education

Education Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 30 Sep 2020 Closed: 12 Jan 2022 Parliament page
The inquiry will seek to understand the extent to which current arrangements provide sufficient support for home educated children to access efficient, full-time and suitable education, and establish what further measures may be necessary in order to facilitate this. It will also explore the impact of COVID-19 on home education, … Read more
32 Recommendations
1 Conclusion
1 Report
1 Oral session
1 Letter
2 Events
Activity timeline 5 events
26 Oct
2021
Report published
26 Jul
2021
Report published
23 Mar
2021
Formal meeting · Virtual Meeting
4 Dec
2020
Correspondence
24 Nov
2020
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
24 Nov 2020
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Home schooling
Cllr Lucy Nethsingha · Local Government Association Jane Lowe · Home Education Advisory Service Jenny Coles · Association of Directors of Children's Services Mrunal Sisodia · National Network of Parent Carer Forums
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Third Report - Strengthening Home Education HC 84 26 Jul 2021 33 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
3 results
Clear
9 Recommendation Accepted
Third Report - Strengthening Home …
There is clearly a distinction between those families who make a free choice to EHE,...
There is clearly a distinction between those families who make a free choice to EHE, and those for whom it is not truly ‘elective.’ We understand that many home educators do not see off-rolling, exclusion or illegal schools as a … Read more
Government Response
The government remains committed to statutory registration for children not in school, including electively home educated children, with further details expected in a forthcoming consultation response.
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22 Recommendation Accepted
Third Report - Strengthening Home …
The Department must assign Ofsted a role in quality assuring the delivery of local authority...
The Department must assign Ofsted a role in quality assuring the delivery of local authority support for EHE and adherence to EHE guidance. This will require the creation of an inspection framework, based on the clarified guidance for local authorities … Read more
Government Response
The government states that Ofsted already assesses local authorities' Elective Home Education (EHE) work as part of normal inspections of Children’s Social Care services, covering welfare monitoring and policies.
Department for Education
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26 Recommendation Accepted
Third Report - Strengthening Home …
The Department should provide local authorities with a set of clear criteria against which suitability...
The Department should provide local authorities with a set of clear criteria against which suitability of education can be assessed, taking into account the full range of pedagogical approaches taken in EHE, as well as the age, ability and aptitude … Read more
Government Response
The government states that its existing Elective Home Education (EHE) guidance for local authorities already details eight factors for assessing the suitability of education.
Department for Education
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Government Response AI assessment · 33 of 32 classified
Accepted 3
Accepted in Part 6
Acknowledged 3
Deferred 11
Not Addressed 6
Rejected 4
Total 32 recs + 1 conclusion
Correspondence 1 letter
4 Dec 2020 From committee Letter to the Secretary of State for Education regarding Home Education, 3 December 2020
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