Index To "School Is Not Compulsory"

Contents
Learning at home
The law relating to the education of children out of school
Your relationship with the local education authority
Appendices
 
Foreword
Introduction		 iii
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Learning at home
  
1.1

Reasons

  • Who can educate their children out of school?
  • What does home education cost?
  • What if I'm a single parent?
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1.2
1.3
1.4

Starting out
Rewards and benefits
Methods

  • What facilities will we need?
  • Work experience
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1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9 		Social life
Examinations
Going back to school
Part time schooling
Bullying and school refusal
  • If your child is being bullied
  • School refusal
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The law relating to the education of children out of school
  
2.1

The right to 'otherwise' education

  • The rights of children
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2.2

The duty of the parent in English law

  • School age
  • Full-time
  • Special educational needs
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2.3
2.4

The duty of the local education authority in England and Wales
Withdrawing your child from school in England and Wales

  • Travellers and school attendance
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2.5 Educational supervision orders and care proceedings in England and Wales

The law in Scotland
  • The duty of the parent
  • The role of the education authority
  • 'Reasonable excuse'
  • Children's hearings
  • Withdrawing your child from school
  • Education (Scotland) Act 1980, s.36: Irregular attendance at a state school

 

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2.7

Children with 'special educational needs' in England and Wales

  • If my child has special needs, can I educate him or her at home?
  • Can we 'opt out' of the statementing procedure?
  • Our child has been/is being 'statemented'. Does this mean we lose the right to home educate
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2.8

'Special educational needs' in Scotland

  • We fully intend to educate our children at home. Is the education authority entitled to a open a record of needs?
  • If my child has been 'recorded', can I still educate him or her at home?
  • Can I withdraw my child from a special school in order to educate 'by other means'?
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2.9
2.10 		Child benefit
The law in the Republic of Ireland		 69
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Your relationship with the local education authority
  
3.1

Dealing with the LEA

  • Finding out about your own LEA
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3.2

More about taking your child out of school

  • When can I do it?
  • Who should I write to?
  • What if I live in Scotland?
  • What will happen next?
  • What if my child needs time to recover?
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3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9

Providing evidence of education
Timetables and curricula
Autonomous education
Home visits
Access and assessment
Taking notes
Writing to the LEA

  • Who to write to
  • What to say and how to say it
  • Presentation and procedure
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3.10
3.11

Keeping organised
Unreasonable demands and misleading communications

  • Complaints to the Secretary of State
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3.12

The local ombudsman 114

  • Some things the local ombudsman can't do
  • Other ombudsmen
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3.13

Getting legal advice

  • Finding a solicitor
  • Legal aid
  • Fixed fee interview
  • Talking to your solicitor
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Appendices
  
4.1
4.2

Education Otherwise
Other organisations

Index

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