growth of so called elective home education, for some children it is elective, for others it is children squeezed out of education for any number of reasons and now we have children not in school perhaps because of parents covid anxiety, but we also had some children who have left the country so we have a great deal of uncertainty. it comes back to the push i have been making for a number of years for a good register of children being educated outside of school so we have the same information a school holds for a child being educated at school, so we know who the children are, where they live, taking responsibility for their education. it they live, taking responsibility for their education. they live, taking responsibility for their education. it cannot be beyond their education. it cannot be beyond the realms of their education. it cannot be beyond the realms of possibility their education. it cannot be beyond the realms of possibility to - their education. it cannot be beyond
not here, and the local education authority can surely get figures of those educated at home?- authority can surely get figures of those educated at home? people come and no, those educated at home? people come and go. move those educated at home? people come and go, move between those educated at home? people come and go, move between local and go, move between local authorities, move countries, it is genuinely harder than it looks but nevertheless i think it is absolutely important we do it now. who s job is to correct this? pre pandemic that government had done a consultation, i hope that will be picked up very soon and taken forward because i believe this register is urgently needed. 50 taken forward because i believe this register is urgently needed.- register is urgently needed. so the department register is urgently needed. so the department for register is urgently needed. so the department for education? - register is urgently needed. so the department for education?