In the UK, it is a long-established legal right of parents and carers toeducate their children according to what they think is appropriate,including home schooling.
Around 50,000 children in the UK are home-educated, according to 2005estimates by the support group Home Education UK.
Parents in England do not need permission to home educate. But ifchildren already at school are not removed from the register, parentsrisk prosecution for failing to ensure their child attends school.
Parents or carers do not have to follow the National Curriculum, fixedhours or terms. There are no funds directly available from centralgovernment for home schooling.
SCOTLAND
Unlike in England and Wales, parents and carers wishing to educate theirchildren at home have to request consent from their education authorityor they will be guilty of an offence. But authorities should notunreasonably withhold consent.
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