Children Not In School Bill
This bill aims to target The Department for Education’s (DfE’s) response to the children not in school consultation, which sought proposals on:
- a local authority register of children not attending school
- support for home-educating families
Purpose
The bill establishes a national register of children who are not pupils at any school. It requires local authorities to provide data about such children in their area for the purpose of maintaining this register.
Duty For Local Authorities
Local authorities will have a duty to create and maintain the register. This includes identifying children who are of compulsory school age but are not registered pupils at any school.
Support Measures
The bill also outlines provisions for the support that local authorities should provide to these children. It recognizes that some children may be accessing part or all of their education outside of traditional school settings.
Government Focus
The government aims to raise education standards across the country through various measures, including the creation of this register. Additionally, the bill grants Ofsted (the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills) more powers to address unregistered schools operating illegally
No Child Left Behind
Aim is to ensure there is no child left behind after the lockdowns and due to the pandemic and to support families to ensure they are educated either in school or at home.
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