HomeSchooler.org.uk

Education Otherwise believes that Clause 26 Schedule 1 of the Children,
Schools and Families Bill is profoundly flawed and must not pass into
legislation. In addition to the devastating effect on home educating
families, the proposed measures would be incompatible with existing laws and
would have unforeseen consequences far beyond the present target group.

"It would never be appropriate for LA officers within the role of supporting
families with home education to insist on interviewing a child alone. The LA
officer is not at all likely to be someone a child knows well or trusts and
such power gives the impression that LA officers do not trust parents and
believe they can get to some hidden truth by seeing children alone. LA
officers need to share any concerns about the child's education with parents
and in cases where the LA officer has concerns about the welfare of a child,
the usual safeguarding procedures apply." Gloucestershire County Council

"Parents who we have spoken to and who home educate are fully aware of the
responsibility they are taking on and often find it a costly option and let
down by their local authority. In this context the introduction of
registration and monitoring processes held by the local authority can seem
inappropriate and intrusive. The provision of information and support for
parents instead, would be helpful." Treehouse charity for autism education

Read more http://tinyurl.com/eopositionclause26.

Ann Newstead
Spokesperson & Trustee
08445 868839

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