A survey by the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) in late 2021 estimated that the cumulative number of children and young people being electively home educated at some point during the 2020/21 academic year increased by 34 per cent on 2019/20 totals. It is concerning that many local authorities reported that notifications received had been for families with multiple layers of vulnerability where home education “does not seem the most appropriate route for the children concerned”.
These concerns were echoed in the recent Children Not in School government consultation, which found increasing numbers of children being home educated, particularly during the pandemic, for reasons other than a commitment to home education. A significant number of schools also reported to Ofsted in 2021 that they had more Covid-19 related absences among disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
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