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Conservative MP Mark Field sets out the concerns being raised in his Westminster Hall debate on home education. Skip related content

On January 19, the Department for Children, Schools and Families launched an independent review of home education by Graham Badman, former director of children and education services at Kent County Council.

Mr Badman has been charged with investigating the current system for supporting and monitoring home education and asked to look at 'how any concerns about the safety, welfare or education of children are dealt with'. This month Mr Badman will report his findings.

From the outset, the government has emphasised: 'There are no plans to change parents' well established rights to educate their children at home.'...more...