Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 112752
Home Education: Assessments
Tabled: 11 February 2026
Answered: 23 February 2026
Question
Steve Darling
Liberal Democrat — Torbay
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the financial impact of participating in GCSE exams on home-schooled students.
Answer
Olivia BaileyParents who choose to educate children at home bear the financial responsibility for doing so, including covering the costs of their exam entry. The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill will not change this.However, the Bill does introduce a new support ...
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