Rejected petition Reject the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill's proposals on home education

Do not pass any part of the Bill that introduces mandatory registration, monitoring, or oversight for home-educating families. Home education should remain flexible and free from excessive government control or interference.

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Mandatory registration would undermine trust, interfere with home educators, and ignore why parents choose home education: the right to educate freely without interference. This is a basic human right and parental responsibility, and it infringes upon British values of educational freedom and diversity. We understand that if a child requires social services, the government could intervene, but for mainstream families, we want no interference.

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You may wish to sign the following petitions, which call for similar action:

Remove CWS Bill clauses and provide tangible support to home educating parents
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/716515

Don't introduce unique child identifier and increased home education regulation
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/702270

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Date submitted 6 May 2025
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