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GUIDANCE ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH PARENTS MAY CHOOSE TO EDUCATE THEIR CHILDREN AT HOME
Issued under Section 14 of the Standards in Scotland's Schools etc. Act 2000
CONSULTATION REPORT

May 2003

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CONTENTS

Chapter One - Executive Summary
Background and purpose
The consultation exercise
Acknowledgements
Structure of this report
Brief summary of responses by group
Chapter Two - Findings by Guidance Section
Section 1 - Introduction
Section 2 - Legislative Position
Parents right to educate their children at home
Consent to withdraw children from school
Monitoring education provision
Section 3 - Information for Parents
Section 4 - Applications for Consent to Withdraw Children from School
Procedures for considering applications
Timescale within which applications should be considered
Parents' reasons for applying
Considering parents' proposals for home education
Children's views
Recognised qualifications
Children with SEN
Reasonable reasons for refusing an application for withdrawal
Review of authorities' procedures for considering applications
Section 5 - Home Educated Children who Move into the Area or who have Never Attended a Public School
Children who have never attended school
Children who move between education authorities
Children who are withdrawn from an independent school
Section 6 - Practical Support for Home Educators
Section 7 - Monitoring Home Education Provision
Monitoring agreements
Access to child and home
Frequency of monitoring
Procedures for monitoring
Criteria for assessment of provision
Dissatisfaction with provision
Review of authorities' monitoring procedures
Chapter Three - Conclusion
Annex 1 - Original distribution list
Annex 2 - The original draft that was distributed for consultation

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