Question follow-through · 61574
Home Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to provide training on home education for parents of school-age children.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 20 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 30 Jun 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
20 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to provide training on home education for parents of school-age children.
24 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Jun 2025
Answer published
The department does not have plans to provide training for parents on home education.We have published guidance for home-educating parents to help them understand their rights and responsibilities.The department is also introducing a new duty on local aut...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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