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Knowsley Directorate of Children and Family Services

Number of children

Comment

Children currently registered with the LA as Electively Home Educated.

6

A) Number of children LA have concerns about

whether a 'suitable' education is being provided?

B)

  1. No education

  2. Education considered inadequate

  3. Lack of structured programme

  4. National curriculum not followed leading to concern

2

2

0

0

0

C) Further steps being taken within above category- for example, issuance of a School Attendance Order?

For the above children School Attendance Service will be alerted and make necessary contact visits and issue SAO if appropriate.

D) Are any Education Supervision Orders currently issued or in court for this population?

None

E) Has or would such concern about educational provision ever lead to a referral to Social Services?

None

If there were concerns appropriate referrals would be made.

F)Is it possible that the [Author ID1: at Tue Aug 25 16:13:00 2009 ]EHE Department is not aware that[Author ID1: at Tue Aug 25 16:13:00 2009 ] Social Services are involved with a home educating family,[Author ID1: at Tue Aug 25 16:13:00 2009 ] (especially if this involvement is on an on-going basis rather than[Author ID0: at ]

a one off referral which is found to be of no genuine concern)?[Author ID0: at ]

ContactPoint will ensure that this does not occur.