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Quiz about So You Want To Home Educate In England

So You Want To Home Educate In England Quiz

Although popular in the USA, Home Education is not nearly as common in the UK. Do you know the Law covering HE in England? (There are slight variations in Wales and Scotland)

A multiple-choice quiz by rowena8482. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
rowena8482

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
256,300

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
497

Question 1 of 10

1. Any parent can home educate their child, legally, in the UK.

True

False

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Question 2 of 10

2. What does the Law, in the UK, say you have to provide your child, in terms of a home education? Hint

A suitable education

Maths, English, PE

A GCSE level education

There is no legal requirement to provide anything

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Question 3 of 10

3. If you home educate your child, in the UK, what curriculum must you follow? Hint

No Official Curriculum

Government HE Curriculum

National Curriculum

Curriculum set by your Local Education Authority

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which UK Law is "The Law" covering home education? Hint

Schools Act 1956

Children in Education Act 1988

Education of Children Act 1974

The Education Act 1996

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who do you legally have to notify if you decide to home educate your child (in England) from the age of 4 - ie. they have never been to school? Hint

The Local Education Authority

Social Services

The school they would have attended

Nobody at all

6. Who do you legally have to notify if you decide to take your child out of school in order to home educate? (Under the terms of the Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2006) Hint

The School and the Local Education Authority

The School

The Local Education Authority

Nobody

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Question 7 of 10

7. To show that your child is "receiving a suitable education" at home, (in England) you must let Local Education Authority inspectors visit your home and speak with your child.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. If your child has a statement of special needs, how do you have to follow it when home educating in England? Hint

You must employ a special needs teacher

To the letter

You don't

You can't Home Educate with special needs

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Question 9 of 10

9. Once you have de-registered your child and are home educating in England, your child can never go back to school.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. In England, how many hours a week constitute a "full time education"? Hint

24 hours

12 hours

36 hours

48 hours

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Any parent can home educate their child, legally, in the UK.

Answer: True

You do not have to be a qualified teacher to home educate, any parent can teach their child at home.

2. What does the Law, in the UK, say you have to provide your child, in terms of a home education?

Answer: A suitable education

The Law requires that "your child receives full-time education suitable to their age, ability and aptitude"

3. If you home educate your child, in the UK, what curriculum must you follow?

Answer: No Official Curriculum

You do not have to follow a curriculum at all, you can teach anything you like, within the provision of the legally required "suitable education"

4. Which UK Law is "The Law" covering home education?

Answer: The Education Act 1996

The Legal situation in the UK with regard to children's schooling is summed up by the phrase, "Education is compulsory, schooling is not".

5. Who do you legally have to notify if you decide to home educate your child (in England) from the age of 4 - ie. they have never been to school?

Answer: Nobody at all

If your child has never been registered at a school, you are not legally required to notify anyone when you decide to home school.

6. Who do you legally have to notify if you decide to take your child out of school in order to home educate? (Under the terms of the Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2006)

Answer: The School

If your child has been registered at a school, you are legally required to notify the school. You must write a formal letter telling the school to de-register your child. The school must comply with your request within a legally specified time limit of two days. You do not have to notify anyone else at all.

The school will notify the LEA, but as a parent, you only have to tell the school.

7. To show that your child is "receiving a suitable education" at home, (in England) you must let Local Education Authority inspectors visit your home and speak with your child.

Answer: False

You are not obliged to allow the LEA into your home, or to speak with your child. You do have to show that the child is receiving a "suitable full time" education, but how you do so is up to you. Obviously co-operation with the LEA can make life easier, but it is not a legal requirement.

8. If your child has a statement of special needs, how do you have to follow it when home educating in England?

Answer: You don't

You don't have to follow provisions in a statement of special needs when educating at home. As long as you fulfill the legal requirement to provide a "suitable full time education" for your child, you are entitled to home educate any child.

9. Once you have de-registered your child and are home educating in England, your child can never go back to school.

Answer: False

A child can return to school of their own accord, although you do have to find a school that will give them a place. The LEA are obliged to find a place for a child at a school. Also, the LEA can obtain a court order to force a child to return to school if they can show that the child is not receiving a "suitable education" at home.

The onus is on the parent to show that their child is receiving education at home, by various methods, chosen by the parent, such as written work from their child.

10. In England, how many hours a week constitute a "full time education"?

Answer: 12 hours

It is just 12 hours a week. This seems a very short time, but if you consider how many hours of a school day are actually spent being taught, and how many teaching hours a week are dedicated to a particular subject, it is in fact a realistic minimum number. There is no limit on the maximum hours you can teach of course, while a child is doing anything they are learning something.
For more information on Home Education in the UK, visit http://www.education-otherwise.org/index.htm
http://www.oxfordhomeschooling.co.uk/GeneralInformation/HomeSchoolingAndTheLaw.htm
http://www.heas.org.uk/
all of these sites provide a wealth of information and support for home educating parents in the UK.

Source: Author rowena8482

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