Home education guidance: consultation

Footnotes

1. A child is defined as being of school age (i.e. education must be being provided), broadly, if he or she has attained the age of 5 years but has not yet attained the age of 16 years. However, the exact rules surrounding school starting and leaving dates are complex and are set out in sections 32 and 33, respectively, of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980.

2. The definition of a parent 'includes guardian and any person who is liable to maintain or has parental responsibilities (within the meaning of Section 1(3) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995) in relation to, or has care of a child or young person' (Education (Scotland) Act 1980 - Section 135 (1))

3. The terms "Local Authority" and "Local Authorities" are used throughout this guidance to mean the education authority, being a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. Where legislation is directly quoted the term education authority has been retained.

4. Standards in Scotland's Schools etc. Act 2000 (legislation.gov.uk)

5. Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (legislation.gov.uk)

6. STEP - Providing Flexible Learning for Travelling Communities (ed.ac.uk)

7. Review of additional support for learning implementation: report - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

8. Home - The Promise

9. Learning at home | Parent Zone (education.gov.scot)

10. Supporting your child's learning | Parent Club

11. OHCHR | Convention on the Rights of the Child

12. National Improvement Hub | National Improvement Hub (education.gov.scot)

13. Child Rights | The Rights of Children and Young People - CYPCS

14. Additional support for learning: statutory guidance 2017 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

15. Review of additional support for learning implementation: report - gov.scot (nrscotland.gov.uk)

16. Review of additional support for learning implementation: report - gov.scot (nrscotland.gov.uk)

17. How can I resolve disagreements with the school or local authority? - Enquire

18. Your right to additional support for learning - Reach

19. Additional support for learning: statutory guidance 2017 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

20. home-education-asl.pdf (enquire.org.uk)

21. The principles | ICO

22. Individual rights | ICO

23. Home | SPSO

24. National guidance for child protection in Scotland 2021 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

25. My Rights, My Say (myrightsmysay.scot)

26. National Improvement Hub | National Improvement Hub (education.gov.scot)

27. Children's rights and wellbeing impact assessments: guidance - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

28. Scotland's Curriculum for Excellence (scotlandscurriculum.scot)

29. Apply for or renew EMA - mygov.scot

30. Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods - mygov.scot

31. Scottish Child Payment - mygov.scot

32. Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021: guidance – September 2021 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)