Home education

‘Off-rolling happens in Scotland too’

‘Off-rolling happens in Scotland, too’

Informally removing pupils from school rolls is a practice associated with England but also happens in Scotland, says academic

Home education register

DfE urged to toughen up home education plans

Off-rolling: Students who have been taken out of mainstream education can struggle to adjust to life in further education colleges, warns the Association of Colleges

Off-rolling: Fears about home education in 1 in 5 LAs

Home-educators face an ‘overtly hostile environment’ in Scotland, warns Alison Preuss

Home-educators 'face an overtly hostile environment’

3 min read 29 Jun 2019

Petition claims ‘harassment’ of home educators

Petition claims ‘harassment’ of home educators

3 min read 28 May 2019

Around 100,000 children under five do not practice learning before starting school

No learning at home for 100K under-5s, DfE research finds

3 min read 8 Apr 2019

Too much homework

An official register for home-educated kids is long overdue. Here’s why we need one

4 min read 2 Apr 2019

The DfE has announced plans for a register of children not attending a registered school.

DfE plans register of home educated children

3 min read 2 Apr 2019

Home education, Randall Hardy, Anne Longfield

'Project Fear on home education must end'

6 min read 13 Feb 2019

Home education, Off-rolling, Anne Longfield

Don’t tarnish all home educators with the same brush

4 min read 9 Feb 2019

off-rolling, exclusion, labour, yougov, survey, angela rayner

'Tiny number of schools responsible for off-rolling spike'

3 min read 4 Feb 2019

Home education smoke without fire

'Most criticism of home education is smoke without fire'

6 min read 21 Jan 2019

Autistic pupils ‘suicidal’ as schools struggle to offer support

Autistic pupils ‘suicidal’, as schools struggle to offer support

6 min read 5 Dec 2018

Vocal home educators

'I understand why home educators feel threatened'

4 min read 13 Nov 2018

The number of children being home-schooled in Scotland has risen dramatically

Exclusive: Surge in children being home-schooled

5 min read 6 Nov 2018