Can a child with Special Educational Needs be educated at home?
Yes. The personal attention, flexibility and adaptability of education at home can be very useful for children with special needs. Indeed, many people home educate because they recognise that every child has unique needs in one way or another. Only if your child is a registered pupil at a special school under arrangements made by the LEA, is the LEAs consent required to delete the childs name from the register of the school. This consent, however, should not be unreasonably withheld. Otherwise, the usual approach to de-registration applies, ie. simply inform the school in writing. If your child has a statement of special needs, the LEA are still under a duty to review the statement at least annually, until such time as they cease to maintain it. Where a child is established in elective Home Education they may not require any extra help (often the extra help is needed to cope with the school environment) and it would be reasonable for the LEA to conclude that it is no longer necessary t
