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Funded home tutoring for school refuser

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selfieelf · 13/05/2021 11:19

Has anyone managed to access funded home learning for their child?

I have a school refuser and understand that after 15 days of a absence she's entitled to a home tutor.

The school are reluctant to provide this and says she needs to be in school and "trying" before they can look at providing this. I'm at stalemate as she won't go in.

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selfieelf · 13/05/2021 15:56

@GingerAndTheBiscuits I had assumed school would have a record and be making the LA aware of who was and wasn't attending but of course now I think about it - as if! I will let them know. Thanks x

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GingerAndTheBiscuits · 13/05/2021 15:54

It’s a local authority duty under s19 of the education act 1996. Are the council aware the child isn’t attending? If not you should let them know that you need provision to be put in place because your child is out of school for “other” reasons. It doesn’t necessarily mean a home tutor but they do need to make arrangements for suitable education at school or otherwise. If no not then complain to the council and then the Ombudsman

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selfieelf · 13/05/2021 15:50

@10brokengreenbottles thank you. although it's the duty of the LA, I thought the school were the ones to arrange/apply in the first instance?

I'm getting so so angry at the school not telling me anything unless I use the exact string of words and acronyms together to form my question. Half the time it's me telling THEM about policy because I've read about it off an Internet forum. What's with all the secrecy?!

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selfieelf · 13/05/2021 15:46

@lanthanum

What adaptations are they offering to help with getting her back in? Are they offering her a halfway house such as working in the library or attending part-time, or just expecting her to go straight back into lessons?

As an example, one school refuser I knew started off by coming in and working with the animal technician. Then they found a nice small languages set which wasn't too daunting. Then a similarly small and friendly maths set. It might not have been an ideal timetable, but it achieved the purpose of getting her back and working towards something more normal.

They've said these kinds of options are possible but that she has to go in to school first so they can assess her needs. But I can't bloody get her in to school... so it's a bit of annoying stalemate
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10brokengreenbottles · 13/05/2021 14:20

It is not the school who are responsible for medical needs EOTAS tuition. The statutory duty lies with the LA.

Provision should be arranged as soon as it becomes clear a pupil will be absent for 15 days. The education provided may not be home tutoring, if depends on individual needs - it may be home tutoring, online, hospital school, small group tuition.

If the LA won't provide education you can force them to via Judicial Review if necessary.

You should also consider applying for an EHCNA.

lanthanum · 13/05/2021 12:07

What adaptations are they offering to help with getting her back in? Are they offering her a halfway house such as working in the library or attending part-time, or just expecting her to go straight back into lessons?

As an example, one school refuser I knew started off by coming in and working with the animal technician. Then they found a nice small languages set which wasn't too daunting. Then a similarly small and friendly maths set. It might not have been an ideal timetable, but it achieved the purpose of getting her back and working towards something more normal.

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selfieelf · 13/05/2021 11:20

I mean... if she was able to go in she wouldn't need the tutor Hmm

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