The Home Education Register: What Has Changed and What Has Not (October 2026)
Quick answer Nothing has changed yet. The children not in school register sits in sections 37 to 42 of the...
Is an English Heritage Membership Worth It for a Home Educating Family? (2026)
Quick answer An English Heritage family membership for one adult is £84 a year, or £7 a month, and covers...
School Suspensions and Exclusions: Your Rights in England (2026)
How long a child can be suspended, when education must start, how to challenge a suspension, and how to appeal...
Free School Transport: Who Qualifies in England (2026)
Free home to school transport in England: the 2 and 3 mile walking distances, SEND and unsafe routes, extended rights...
EHCP Questions Answered: What the Law Actually Says (2026)
Is an EHCP legally binding? Can it be taken away? How long does it last? Every common EHCP question answered...
How to Write a School Appeal Letter (With a Template That Fits the Panel’s Test)
Panels decide school appeals in two stages. A letter that wins gives them findings they are allowed to make. The...
EHCP Annual Review: The Timeline and Every Deadline That Binds the Council
An EHC plan must be reviewed every 12 months. The council has four weeks after the meeting to decide, and...
Infant Class Size Appeals: The 8.1% Success Rate, the Three Grounds and Every Council
Only 8.1% of infant class size appeals heard in England were upheld in 2026, and 47 councils had none succeed....
School Attendance Codes Explained, From I to U
Only four codes count as unauthorised absence. What each code means, which ones are taken out of the calculation entirely,...
School Attendance Fines: The Rules in England for 2026/27
The threshold, the amounts, the two notice limit almost nobody explains, and what happens the third time. Current to the...