The Ofsted Report on Children Missing Education has just been published and may be found here - http://tinyurl.com/ofstedcme. The Report draws attention to local authorities which do not follow agreed procedures or legal requirements with respect to children being unofficially excluded or failing to return to school after absence. Ofsted also has concerns over academies and independent schools not needing to report when children leave the schools.
An internal Department for Education memo published in Children and Young People Now reveals a shift in focus for the Coalition government: "Key changes to phrases in the children's sector include the replacement of safeguarding with child protection, children's trusts with "local areas, better, fairer, services'" and using the term "help children achieve more" in place of Every Child Matters or the five outcomes." Read more here.
The first page of Birmingham Safeguarding Children Board Serious Case Review concerning Khyra Ishaq now states: "References to "Educating Otherwise" and "Education Otherwise" contained within this Review refer to "Birmingham City Council's Elective Home Education Advice Service" and not the Registered Charity 1055120 "Education Otherwise Association Ltd.""
Education Otherwise has been putting complaints in writing to Birmingham Council since August 2004 concerning the Council's use of the term "Education Otherwise" or "Educating Otherwise". The lack of action from Birmingham Council over a period of six years and the failure to share information is symptomatic of an over-stretched under-staffed department. Read the full article here.
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