Deregistering - then potentially going back?

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DD/us are considering giving HE a try for various reasons. The ideal would be for her to have a term or so to see how it was working out, and then potentially move back into school if she wants to do that.

But, if we de-reg her, can the school then refuse to have her back? They will have places in her year, so it wouldn't be an issue with the class being full.

Hi

Do you mean deregister at the beginning of the next academic year and not go back in September 2012 but potentially try and get back on roll in the same school in January 2013?

The school census for funding is taken in mid January so if you try and get back in after the census date, the school won't get the money.

There's no obligation for a school to take someone back part way through the school year (though it might make a difference if the school has spare capacity)

I'm interested in what you mean by "giving home ed a try." How would you measure whether home ed was "working" or not?

No, we'd actually be looking to de-reg now for this last half-term of this academic year, and hopefully then continue to he for the next full academic year (which would be dd's last year of primary).

She then definitely wants to go back into school in year 7 for secondary, and there shouldn't be a problem getting a place at the local school (which has an excellent reputation for supporting children with dyslexic/dyspraxic type issues).

'Working' would mean for dd whether she felt that she was getting enough social life & contact with her friends. I know social life is the cliche of HE, but realistically for an only child in a rural area it is a big issue for her, and is the reason she's chosen to stay in school to date.

So if she felt too isolated, then she'd be looking to go back into school potentially September this year (or indeed Christmas time if she wanted to try HE for longer).

ah OK so you are looking to home ed for the last year of junior school and go back into the system with a new school when she starts secondary, but you might not home ed for the full last year of junior school if she doesn't meet enough children while she is home ed?

Exactly! Probably not so much 'meet' as given where we live I think we probably know pretty much all the children (he & schooled) around here, more about finding enough social time given the various after school activities that they all do at this age (dd included).

Going back to my OP, I think you're saying that they would be obliged to take her back at the start of the school year (given capacity - which shouldn't be an issue), but not part way through?

No that's incorrect. They are obliged to take her back anywhen you want as long as they have spaces. When the funding is counted is irrelevant. There has to be a date set for funding but all schools gain some and lose some in between. Otherwise if people moved house mid year they wouldn't be able to find a school place. This is why it is compulsory for them to take you if they have a space. This only applies to state schools, by the way.
(I was a school governor, chair of the fundings and admissions committees). This knowledge gave me the confidence to take DD2 out as we always planned to return her there. She's still home educated 5 years on, but that's another story!

Thanks!

I can't link at the moment on my iPhone but if you google the school admissions code section 15 d you will see that it states that any school which is undersubscribed MUST give a place to a parent who expressses it as their preferred school at any time they apply.
Obviously if there are no spaces in the year it's a different matter.

www.education.gov.uk/schools/adminandfinance/schooladmissions/a00195/current-codes-and-regulations

media.education.gov.uk/assets/files/pdf/s/school%20admissions%20code%201%20february%202012.pdf

Many thanks - I'll have a read (and check that the arrangements are the same in Wales)

wales.gov.uk/topics/educationandskills/publications/guidance/schooladmission/?lang=en

I think you need to be careful of how places are allocated. We moved a huge distance when our 2 ds were young, in february mid school year. One was at home for 6 weeks waiting for a place. He could not have a place at the same school as his brother as there had been spaces at the start of the year but had been filled temporarily by foreign students children. People come and go and classes change during an academic year. Although only 27 in dds class, if we wanted to go back after dereg I'm not sure they wouldn't have filled those places.

Thanks for the warning, potatoprints. I think it would be ok - although there's 14 in dd's year, the year below only has 6 children (2 yrs per class) so they've a way to go before they're over full. (Very rural area - this school is a big one for round here!)

Hi sorry to piggyback on this post lol ive had ongoing issues with my daughters school about her uniform (trousers) and bullying so i deregistered her a couple weeks ago to homeschooling until we could find another school , my daughter has decided since the girl who was bullying her has been permanently excluded she would like to return to that school? So what happens now. I have emailed the school to enquire about this. I know nothing about policies etc do they have to have her back or not or will they be difficult about it etc

Hi @Cookie89xoxo if you start your own thread, you'll get more replies and people won't get confused. If you go to the home ed page https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/home_ed

and then click "Start thread" you can do that.