Information for Home Educators
to use with LEAs and other Authorities |
| EO has produced and distributed information on home
education to LEAs, Social Service Departments and Police Authorities.
However, staff turnover in these environments can be high and the
information not passed on to new personnel. This page contains information
that has been sent out in the past, and home educators are welcome
to download and use it. |
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Several copies of this booklet were sent to all LEAs
in England and Wales in 1999 with funding from the National Lottery
Charities Board. You can print your copy in pdf format here. |
Summary
of the Law in Scotland
Available in pdf format here. |
Social Services and Home Educators
Local Authorities are merging their Education Departments
and Social Services departments under a new department called
Children’s Services. Exactly how this will work out in different
authorities remains to be seen, but we thought it would be useful
for home educators to have a few pointers about their rights should
they be contacted by Social Services.
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Deregistration Leaflet
When a child is taken out of school in England and
Wales, he or she should be deregistered and the school must delete
the child's name from the admission register. This double sided
A4 sheet gives the legal basis of deregistration with references
and sets out the relevant legal texts. It is intended for LEAs
and schools in England and Wales.
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LEA Bulletins
Education Otherwise has begun producing Bulletins
highlighting particular aspects of home education and the law.
These Bulletins are being forwarded to ALL LEAs in England and
Wales and Northern Ireland. The most useful ones for individual
home educators are reproduced here in pdf format.
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Truancy Pack
Each of the five items may be viewed and printed individually
so that people may use what is appropriate for their needs. |
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Contents
Sheet Information
Letter for EO LCs and others distributing Truancy Pack Letter
sent to LEAs and Police Authorities s16
of Crime and Disorder Act 1998 Home
Office Guidance on Crime and Disorder Act 1998 |
School Attendance Orders
Information about School Attendance
Orders, when they may be issued, what to do if you are issued
with an SAO.
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Information on Victoria Climbie
A number of Local Education Authorities and Education
Welfare Officers have been quoting Victoria Climbie to home educators
and claiming that it is because of what happened to Victoria that
they are now checking homes. To help home educators inform themselves,
some information is provided here.
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