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Home Education

Status: Closed Opened: 30 Sep 2020 Closed: 12 Jan 2022 32 recommendations 1 conclusion 1 report

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, and any particular needs arising … Show more

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Third Report - Strengthening Home Education HC 84 26 Jul 2021 33 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

3 items
14 Recommendation Third Report - Strengthening Home Educa… Acknowledged

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 AI summary
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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Department for Education
15 Recommendation Third Report - Strengthening Home Educa… Acknowledged

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 roll at a school. (Paragraph 60) Elective Home Education: Local … Read more

Government response AI summary
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.
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Department for Education
27 Recommendation Third Report - Strengthening Home Educa… Acknowledged

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. Furthermore, the evidence we received indicated a lack of mutual … Read more

Government response AI summary
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.
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Department for Education

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
24 Nov 2020 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 View ↗

Who gave evidence

4 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Cllr Lucy Nethsingha · Deputy Chair of the Local Government Association’… Local Government Association 1
Jane Lowe · Trustee Home Education Advisory Service 1
Jenny Coles · President Association of Directors of Children's Services 1
Mrunal Sisodia · Co-chair National Network of Parent Carer Forums 1

Correspondence

1 letter
DateDirectionTitle
4 Dec 2020 From cttee Letter to the Secretary of State for Education regarding Home Education, 3 Dece…

Meetings & visits

1 item
DateTypeDetail
23 Mar 2021 Formal meeting Home Education · Virtual Meeting