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
14 Recommendation Acknowledged
Third Report - Strengthening Home …
We urge the Government to publish its SEND Review without further delay, and will look...
We urge the Government to publish its SEND Review without further delay, and will look forward to scrutinising any proposals it makes.
Government Response
The government acknowledges the SEND Review is underway, aiming to improve the SEND system, and states it will make recommendations 'in due course' without committing to a specific publication timeline.
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15 Recommendation Acknowledged
Third Report - Strengthening Home …
The SEND Review must address the need for consistent and sufficient support for children with...
The SEND Review must address the need for consistent and sufficient support for children with SEND, no matter how they are educated. Access to Education, Health and Care Plans and the support they offer should not depend on being on … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledges the ongoing SEND Review, stating it aims to ensure a consistent, high-quality, and integrated SEND system and will make recommendations in due course, without directly confirming it will address support for SEND children regardless of education setting.
Department for Education
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27 Recommendation Acknowledged
Third Report - Strengthening Home …
We heard that parents receive more support from networks than they do from local authorities,...
We heard that parents receive more support from networks than they do from local authorities, but without the robust data that a register would provide we cannot know for certain whether everyone who needs support is able to access it. … Read more
Government Response
The government refers to its commitment to a registration system for children not in school, noting that decisions on its implementation may include training packages for local authority officers, without making a firm commitment to provide such training.
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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