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
4 results
Clear
2 Recommendation Rejected
Third Report - Strengthening Home …
The next iteration of the Government’s guidance for local authorities and parents must set out...
The next iteration of the Government’s guidance for local authorities and parents must set out a clearer vision for a ‘suitable’ education - including the levels of numeracy and literacy which it would usually expect students to have achieved before … Read more
Government Response
The government rejects setting out a centralised clearer vision for a 'suitable' education in guidance, stating that local authorities already have the ability to specify literacy and numeracy levels on a case-by-case basis. It suggests this area may be considered in a future guidance review, pending a judicial review outcome.
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12 Recommendation Rejected
Third Report - Strengthening Home …
Many children with SEND may be happiest educated at home, but this should absolutely not...
Many children with SEND may be happiest educated at home, but this should absolutely not be a choice that parents are forced to make for lack of the right support. We accept that what begins as a negative choice can … Read more
Government Response
The government rejected the recommendation to create an independent, neutral role for SEND support, stating that existing SEND support mechanisms and local information, advice, and support services (SENDIASS) already provide sufficient access to support.
Department for Education
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13 Recommendation Rejected
Third Report - Strengthening Home …
In light of the evidence we heard on children with SEND, the Department must reconsider...
In light of the evidence we heard on children with SEND, the Department must reconsider the potential for creating an independent, neutral role, allocated to every parent or carer with a child when a request is made for a needs … Read more
Government Response
The government rejects the creation of a new independent, neutral role for parents of children with SEND, stating that existing SENDIASS services and statutory duties already provide sufficient support.
Department for Education
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33 Recommendation Rejected
Third Report - Strengthening Home …
The Government must place a duty on every local authority to ensure that home- educated...
The Government must place a duty on every local authority to ensure that home- educated children and young people have fair access to centres where they can sit accredited public examinations, with the Government meeting the entry costs for those … Read more
Government Response
The government states parents are financially responsible for exam costs and does not commit to meeting them. While a consultation proposed a duty on local authorities to provide support, details will be published later and remain subject to further discussion.
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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