Elective Home Education and Section I
Good morning
I have recently received a query from my client department as to what should be included in Section I when a child is being electively home educated. I note from the SEND COP and the EHE guidance that where parents decide to educate at home, the Local Authority should detail the type of school that would be suitable but state that the parents have made their own arrangements under Section 7 of the Education Act 1996. I note also that the EHE guidance refers to detailing the arrangement in a 'suitable place' but it doesn't elaborate further on that.
I note from various case law, that Section I should only detail the type of setting or the name of the school in accordance with the SEND Regs (or be left blank for EOTAS). As such, I was wondering where other LAs are detailing the statement about parents making their own arrangements? It seems practical to name it in Section I under the type of setting, but this seems inconsistent with the case law I have seen. Many thanks
Amy