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<p>The department shares concerns that some children are potentially being educated
at home as a result of pressure by schools. However, it is not in a position to confirm
how far these concerns are justified by actual cases.</p><p> </p><p>A pupil’s name
can only lawfully be deleted from the admission register on the grounds prescribed
in Regulation 8 of the Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2006 as
amended. Schools should not seek to persuade parents to educate their children at
home as a way of excluding the pupil or because the pupil has a poor attendance record.
It is unlawful to permanently exclude a pupil from a school other than for disciplinary
reasons. Schools may not exclude pupils because of their academic attainment or ability,
or because they cannot meet their needs. Sending a pupil home without recording it
as an exclusion is also not permitted.</p><p> </p><p>Parents have a duty to ensure
their child of compulsory school age receives a suitable full-time education but this
does not have to be at a school. On receipt of written notification from a parent
to home educate their child, the school must inform the pupil’s local authority that
the pupil’s name is to be deleted from the admission register.</p><p> </p><p>We will
test how the new mental health support teams proposed in the green paper ‘Transforming
Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision’ can provide support to all children
in an area, including those not at school.</p>
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