Returning your child to school
You can apply to admit your child back to school at any time. You will need to apply for a school place, but places are not guaranteed.
If a child is being returned to school, following a period of elective home education, it is reasonable for schools to:
- assess the child to ensure that they are clear about the level at which the child is currently working
- review the outcome of any assessments to ensure that the child is placed into the right classes
- use the outcome of any assessments to determine which exam entries are to be made on behalf of the child
Returning a home educated child to school does not automatically guarantee that exam entries will be made on their child’s behalf.
Decisions around exam entries will be made based on the outcome of any assessments which the pupil completes. This allows the school to determine whether the child is suitably prepared to sit specific exams. The final say will rest with the headteacher of the individual school.
Some exam boards have coursework requirements for particular subjects. To enter these exams, it may be necessary to share the coursework that the child produced as part of their elective home education. If this coursework is not available, the school may not be able to enter the pupil for their preferred subject.