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Education Otherwise Campaignsnew page on what home educators are doing to challenge Government plans ** The Government is trying to change the law on home education in England. There will be a licensing scheme where home educators have to apply annually for permission to home educate. There will be mandatory interviews with all home educated children. Between 10,000 and 40,000 children will also have an additional interview. Children on the autistic spectrum are going to be particularly affected by the proposals for compulsory interviews, yet the Impact Assessment indicates that children with special needs will be targeted for extra interviews on top of the beginning of year and end of year interviews. Interviews will be in "the place where education is provided to the child." The place where education is provided is expected to be widely interpreted as the home, but the Government has avoided using the word "home" as this would be emotive and might sway someone in Parliament to speak out against the proposals. The precedent of changing the law explicitly to compel entry to private homes might also provoke a backlash from the civil liberties movement. Home educators will be required to meet with teachers in schools to draw up education plans for the year. The plans will then have to be approved by the local authority. If the family deviates from the education plan, the authority can revoke permission to home educate. At the end of the year there will be a compulsory annual inspection interview to assess whether education is suitable and whether it has conformed with the approved statement lodged during the application for registration. To find out more please visit our Information Page and our Get Involved page.
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