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| New guidelines on home education | New guidelines on home education |
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| Ministers have published new guidance on withdrawing pupils from school to be educated at home. | Ministers have published new guidance on withdrawing pupils from school to be educated at home. |
| The Scottish Government recommends a six-week deadline for local authorities to decide whether a child can be taken out of mainstream education. | The Scottish Government recommends a six-week deadline for local authorities to decide whether a child can be taken out of mainstream education. |
| Parents who teach their children want the period to be shortened to two weeks. | Parents who teach their children want the period to be shortened to two weeks. |
| The Scottish Parent Teacher Council (SPTC) has expressed concerns about adequate monitoring of home education. | The Scottish Parent Teacher Council (SPTC) has expressed concerns about adequate monitoring of home education. |
| Home educators said they had faced prejudice and an entrenched lack of understanding from some of the local authorities. | Home educators said they had faced prejudice and an entrenched lack of understanding from some of the local authorities. |
| They said children flourished as a result of a more flexible approach to teaching. | They said children flourished as a result of a more flexible approach to teaching. |
| Some education directors, meanwhile, have been concerned a fast decision would amount to a rubber stamp - and lay them open to legal action from children who in later life feel their education has been lacking. | Some education directors, meanwhile, have been concerned a fast decision would amount to a rubber stamp - and lay them open to legal action from children who in later life feel their education has been lacking. |
| A spokesman for the Scottish Government said the interests and safety of children was paramount. | |
| He added: "That's why we issue guidance to help parents teaching at home develop trust, mutual respect and positive relationships with councils. | |
| "Local authorities have powers to protect children's welfare, irrespective of where they are educated, and we would expect them to do so." |