Children, Schools and Families Committee - Second Report
The Review of Elective Home Education

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 9 December 2009.

CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

REPORT

SUMMARY

1  INTRODUCTION

2  PROFILE OF THE HOME EDUCATING POPULATION

Motivations for home educating

Relevant recommendations in the Badman Report

The home educators who contacted us

3  EVIDENCE BASE FOR THE REGISTRATION AND MONITORING RECOMMENDATIONS

Conduct of the review

Evidence base

Conclusions

4  REGISTRATION

Rationale for introducing registration

The principle of registration

The need for a separate registration system

Conclusions

5  MONITORING—SAFEGUARDING

The monitoring recommendation

Local authority duties in relation to safeguarding

Views on the principle of access to the family

Home visits

Interviews with the child

Monitoring where the child has special educational needs

Resource implications

6  THE RIGHT TO REFUSE OR REVOKE REGISTRATION ON SAFEGUARDING GROUNDS

7  MONITORING—EDUCATIONAL PROVISION

The recommendations and proposals

Current home education practice

Range of practice

Statement of educational approach

Timetable for provision of a statement

Parameters for home education provision

8  IMPROVED SUPPORT

Existing provision for home educating families

The Badman Report recommendations on improving support

Response among home educators and local authorities

The Department's proposals for taking forward the recommendations

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

ANNEX 1: NOTE OF INFORMAL MEETING WITH HOME EDUCATING FAMILIES

ANNEX 2: NOTE OF INFORMAL MEETING WITH LOCAL AUTHORITY OFFICERS

FORMAL MINUTES

WITNESSES

LIST OF WRITTEN EVIDENCE

LIST OF UNPRINTED EVIDENCE

LIST OF REPORTS FROM THE COMMITTEE DURING THE CURRENT




MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 39-II)

Monday 12 October 2009
Wednesday 14 October 2009

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Prepared 16 December 2009