How do you remove a child from school?

[StarlightMcKingsThree]

And How much notice do you have to give?

Tia

You don't have to give notice, but you must write to the Head (and copy in the LA) informing them that the child will be home educated.

www.gov.uk/home-education

Great TA.

What's the difference with time frames if it is a special school?

You can't remove a child from a special school, or from a mainstream school if the child has a statement. In that case you have to inform the LA of your intention and they need to give permission.

They won't give permission. How will they stop you?

Actually they might, but reluctantly.

How much notice must you give for a request for permission?

I think you would have to go through SEN dept for statemented- would likely take months...

The LA have a legal obligation to ensure that the child receives a quality education and so special schools and statemented children have different rules.
I presume they stop you by issuing the unauthorised absence fines of £60 per day, per parent.

that makes no sense. Why would HE not provide adequately.

What do parents do when they need to remove their children for their welfare not admitted by a school?

Ask on www.educationotherwise.com. Good luck.

Thanks.

One of the reasons that would be considered for a child in a special school or statemented would be safeguarding. And ditto if the child was a LAC.

What do you mean?

If the child isn't safe at home surely it matters not whether they attend school?

You can remove and home ed a statemented child.
Are you on the home educating children with sen Facebook group?

No. I'm hoping it will be temporary. I assumed HEers don't much like temp HEers, though will give it a look. Thanks.

Have A look on edyourself.org.UK too

Sorry no .UK on that. Jyst .org

Temp home edders more than welcome on the Facebook group!

Star, you need permission to dereg from Special School. IF your DS was at MS school with a Statement, you wouldn't link

Thanks. Just working this one out. Suspect it is just a bit more difficult rather than impossible if permission not granted. Suspect too that permission refused is fairly rare.

Sorry to hear things aren't going well, Starlight.

Home educators are totally fine with temporary home educators. Many people start out that way and it later becomes permanent. Others have their kids in and out of school at various times over the years, particularly in cases of SEN. Some parents use school whenever suitable school-based provision is available and take their children out whenever it isn't forthcoming. Not everybody who HEs has properly "chosen" to do it; many feel driven to it and would happily send their kids back to school if and when a reasonable placement becomes available.

Nobody on a home ed board is going to give you a hard time for wanting your child back at school. The worst that is likely to happen is that you may get a bit annoyed by the anti-school sentiment which sometimes pervades discussions. Not that everybody who home educates is anti-school anyway (some parents have one child at school and another at home, some have been forced into HE against their wishes) - but some are anti-school, and we they do get carried away at times, forgetting that not everyone in the room shares this view.

Here is quite a good website which goes into more detail than most: edyourself.org/articles/helaw.php#specialneeds You're right, it is rare for permission to be refused.

And here is another relevant support list: he-special.org.uk

Good luck.