Member

There are no specific legal requirements for the content of home education, provided the parents are meeting their duty under Section 7 of the Education Act 1996. This means that education does not need to include any particular subjects or have any reference to the national curriculum. There is no requirement to enter children for public examinations. There is no obligation to follow the school day or to have holidays; of course, that is part of the reason why the point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, about not understanding what is happening on weekends in what would traditionally be considered school holiday time, is perhaps not appropriate for children who are being home-educated.