Is it permitted - temporary hone-ed?

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Trying to make this as clear as I can - forgive any holes - not intentional.

Very long story cut short... relationship between us and kids' school has now broken down for various factors - bullying, SEN, communication.

In an LEA which breaks up end of July so still have a fair bit of the term to chug through.

In-year admissions app has been in a week or so for a school which we know have spaces and would welcome the kids - LEA are being slow as LEAs are and manage admissions for this school.

School situation continues to get shitter and shitter - LEA reinforces that they have to keep attending the current school until move is arranged... is there provision to temporarily deregister them for the remainder of this term until the move is organised or not?

Yes I think you can deregister at any time. You may have to show you are actually home edding if they are on your case

Yes you can. You can write a letter of withdrawal from the school. There may be a form from the LA to register as home edding. When I did it there was actually a box to tick to say if you were on a waiting list for a school. There is a home ed website that tells you how to do it 'education otherwise'? I think it might be called.

Yes, you absolutely can home ed in the short term. Come on over to the home ed board if you need any help with the procedures.

If you are in England or Wales and your children attend a mainstream school then you can remove them immediately just by writing a correctly-worded letter to the school. You do not need permission, or to complete any forms or have a meeting with either LA or school, though some may try to tell you otherwise. The law is clear on that.

You do need to be providing an education from day one, but it does not have to resemble a school education. For example, they can follow their interests and learn through play, do projects, discuss things with parents or watch documentaries.

Given the issues you describe, a break from school might well do them good even if an immediate transfer to the new school were possible. Children who have had a rough time at school can benefit hugely from spending a few months in a warm, supportive, safe and loving atmosphere to recover from their bad experiences. That can get them on an even keel ready to start school in the autumn with enthusiasm and confidence.

In England, the DfE even explicitly acknowledges in its guidance to LAs that home education may be undertaken by parents for a wide variety of reasons, including as a short-term measure while awaiting a place at a preferred school. It isn't at all unusual.

Thank you for all of that @Saracen and the other posters - gives us something to work on.

The only thing I would add is if you do do this, make sure you also put in writing that you wish to continue your in-year application to the new school, and that deregistering from the current school does not have any impact on that.

It shouldn't do anyway, the LA should treat them as separate, but it is always good to have these things in writing, just in case.

I did this.

Deregistered DS from School A while preparing to move to town B. Put in an in-year application to sSchool B in town B, which went through and we moved. LEA and new school were completely aware that we were temporarily home educating, and all went fine - they were just extra specially supportive to DS during the transition.