Flexischooling FAQ

[FionaJNicholson]

I've just written some answers to frequently asked questions on flexischooling, and put them on my website.

These are the questions.

What is flexischooling?
Why is the definition of flexischooling important
Is flexischooling legal?
Has flexischooling been banned?
Why did the government change the rules?
Can the law be changed overnight in this way?
Where parents and schools have made flexischooling arrangements, can these continue?
Are the rules different for private schools?
What if children are flexischooled because they have special needs?
Can new flexischool arrangements be set up?
How are schools supposed to mark the register?
What's the significance of marking the register absent?
What's the issue with Code B in the school register?
What's the issue with Code C in the school register?
Where are the rules for those Codes?
Could there be a special Code for flexischooling in the school register?
Can schools get part-funding?
There have been quite a few changes already; might it all change again?
What does Ofsted say about flexischooling?
How can I keep up with all the changes?

I'm not allowed to link to the FAQ on my website but perhaps someone else would be able to post up the url.

I enjoyed it, I think they learned a lot (we got excellent feedback) but it wasn't what I see as teaching.

Exoticfruits- how do you think the argument for my DD stacks up?

She has the friendship group (that she has kept up for the last 2 years despite no outside school contact - well facebook)

The timetable is set (we aren't asking them to change it) - she just doesn't want to do a full timetable

If the timetable is set there is no problem at all. My argument is that with primary school children I don't want a set timetable. I want the sort of freedom HEers get- the freedom to change it to suit the DCs.
Primary school DCs shouldn't be on FB.

Of my friend's DCs one did the friendship thing better with flexi secondary than the other- it is down to personality.

Oh sorry - I mentioned earlier in the thread she is yr10 going into yr11

I have discussed your DD on another thread - as I remember she has never been HEed- she may not see a lot of friends but she has firm ones- she isn't starting 'cold' at 15 yrs.
I understood it to be flexi schooling in general and was focussing on what I know- the primary school.

My friend's DCs had never been to school and started flexi school at 15, not knowing anyone - that is very different.

I think I can understand your point at primary (I work in Early Years & it would work fine for that as our sessions for 'work' are so much shorter) but you would be making difficult decisions all the time in primary I guess

Early years would be fine- it is play based.

Sorry exotic - I am just trying to discover arguments & counter arguments for when I have my meeting

In early years you could easily work in a part time child.

I think that your case is a bit different, KatyMac, you just want her to miss the non essentials. It depends a lot in the school. Only one school would take my friend's DSs. The grammar school wouldn't. I taught in a primary school where a boy missed a lot because he was in a West End production. The school was very accommodating but he did just fit in with a very flexible timetable. I'm not sure how easy that would be at secondary.

I hope so - we have a bit of a year coming up

Good luck- hope it all goes well for her.

Thanks - I know we are being unreasonable.....but we have to ask even if the answer is no

We are having discussions atm with school; the meeting went surprisingly well