North Yorkshire

[pendlewitch]

Dear Mr Tunningley

It has been brought to my attention that your website currently carries incorrect information regarding home education.

http://www.n-yorks.net/tools/redbag/...ate=2010-10-01

The offending item is:

"2.1 Regarding the Headteacher's duty to inform the LA before deleting pupil who is to be home educated from the register. In such cases please inform: Julie Fenny, CME coordinator"

There are two problems with this particular piece of advice to headteachers:

1. A headteacher legally must remove a child's name from the register immediately they receive a deregistration letter from the parent.
2. Home education does not equal children missing education, as is made clear in government guidance.

Might I suggest that this advice is corrected so that it is in line with the law forthwith? I would also ask under the FOI act
that a copy of the full document be sent to me at this email address.

and the reply:

Dear Techla,

Thanks you for your email dated 1st October 2010.

I acknowledge your concerns and will address the issues you raised. There was no intent to suggest that Home Education equates to Children Missing Education (CME). Our CME co-ordinator does carry out other duties, however, we will change this to the Education Social Work Admin Team.

Your request under the Freedom of Information act has been forwarded to the appropriate section in County Hall, Northallerton. You should hear back from them in due course.

Best Regards,

Allan Tunningley

[Elaine Kirk]

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Oh dear I got a google alert today and was just popping over to forum it ..
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The link tells me nothing so I google - Elective Home Education - De-registration of Pupils · circulate via email
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Hmmmm
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So I went looking to see if de-reg on demand is still the norm.
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from Bedford
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So the wording is
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When parents withdraw their child from school to EHE, the child’s name can only
be deleted from the admissions register when the parents inform the school in
writing (section 8 (d) of the Education (Pupil Registration) Regulations 2006)
giving reasons for decisions. The Head Teacher/Governor has to inform the LA of
withdrawal together with reasons before the child’s name is deleted.

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Make of it what you will....

[Elaine Kirk]

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Derbyshire still appear to be following the law as we know it
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That text is
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It is then the duty of the proprietor of the school to inform the LA within 10 working days under Regulation 13 (3): “when the name of a pupil has been deleted from the admission register in accordance with regulation 9(1)(c) the proprietor shall make a return to the local education authority giving the full name and address of that pupil within the ten school days immediately following the date on which the pupil's name was so deleted”.

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A central database (Tribal) is kept of all children on roll in Derbyshire schools. A separate database of children known to be educated otherwise, Elective Home Education, is kept by Derbyshire’s Advisory and Inspection Service. Discussions are underway to include this data on the central database.

[barrybloye]

East Sussex's position: http://eastsussex.gov.uk/educationan...on/default.htm

Educating your child out of school

If your child is a registered pupil at a school, you must write to the headteacher explaining what you intend to do and giving the date that your child will stop attending the school. A telephone call is not enough as your decision needs to be conveyed in writing. You need do no more than this.

What will the Children's Services Authority do?

If your child is registered at a school, the headteacher will make sure that the Children's Services Authority (CSA) knows about your decision. They will also inform the Flexible Learning Educational Support Service (FLESS) and the Education Welfare Service.

Your child's name will be removed from the school register from the date you plan to educate your child at home as indicated in your letter.

If your child is registered at a special school, your child's name cannot be removed from the register until the CSA gives its consent. It will give this consent when your child's caseworker is satisfied that you have made suitable arrangements to educate your child out of school.

FLESS oversees arrangements for children being educated outside school. If the school has asked the Education Welfare Officer (EWO) to discuss with you your reasons for withdrawing your child from school, this officer will contact you to arrange to visit you at home. They will discuss your decision with you, explain what your responsibilities are and tell you about how the CSA will assess the arrangements you have made.

After this, and in all other situations, you will be contacted by a member of FLESS.