Ofsted to meet parents of Send children to understand why they are not in school Ofsted inspectors will meet with parents of children with special education needs who are not in school to assess how they are being supported.
The proposed legislation includes registers in every local authority in England to identify children not in school, as well as giving councils power to intervene and require school attendance if the home environment is unsuitable.
Guidance on the thematic reviews of children not in school, released by Ofsted and the CQC on Tuesday, said inspectors will meet “remotely” with parents who have agreed to participate.
It comes as the Government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill is seeking to remove the automatic right for parents to home educate their children, if the young person is at risk of serious harm.
Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will carry out a series of “thematic visits” to understand why children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) are not in class.
