Home tutoring

[claireroberts81]

Hi,

I would like some advice please on education.

I am considering tutoring my daughter, full time, at home. She is in year 5 at present and I feel the school is failing her in certain area's. I work but being a single parent, find it hard to have the spare money to pay for extra tuition, so felt it best to consider home tutoring her on a full time basis during the day, and changing my work pattern to evenings.

The main issue with this though that is lurking in the back of my mind is secondary school. In Sep this year i will have to pick and apply for one, but if i am home tutoring my child, does this have an impact on an application for secondary? Will i be expected to continue home tutoring for the duration of her secondary school time too? (Not that i mind) I would do anything to make sure my child has a decent level of education, but Google is not being very helpful towards the answer i am searching for, so I thought you may be able to help me or point me in the correct direction.

Hello OP.

Firstly, you can H.ed for as long as you like from a few months to forever, if you so desire.
You will need to deregister with the school and then register when/ if you want to return. There is no problem going back whenever you want to.
To deregister you take a letter to school HT, stating that you wish for your child to be deregistered from which date you decide. You can do it one day and never go back again if you like.
The HT then informs the LA, who will no doubt contact you.
depending on what your LA is like will determine how they request info from you. However, you are under no obligation to meet them, or let your child see them, if you so wish.
Our LA usually ask me for an annual report listing things dd has done and resources I have used.
These boards are great if you need help and there are lots of web sites that I can't link to now, but know somebody will be along soon with some links for you

morethan is right. Your child's current educational status will have no bearing on any application you may make for her to go to secondary school, unless the school's published admissions criteria give preference to children attending a particular primary school, such as a faith school. You should be able to check the school's admissions criteria online.

Thanks so much for your help and advice. x

Claire

Keep posting any questions you have, their are lots of friendly folk on here only happy to help.
We all started at some time
Good luck

I just took my DD out of school for Y6 but am intending to send her to secondary - school and LEA all confirmed that it has no bearing on secondary application whatsoever.

Thanks. I will have to give it some serious thought as i really don't want it to get in the way of her social skills. Having no siblings around, its not like she has any other children to play with and so on. x