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Further Reading
A detailed account of the law and home education further qualifying the points made throughout this document, can be found in 'Home Education and the Law' (1991) by Dr. David Deutsch & Kolya Wolf, which has been subject to careful checking by a solicitor and by Counsel's Opinion, to ensure that "all statements of law, regulations and proper legal and administrative practice that it contains are correct". (Preface to 2nd Edition).
Deutsch & Wolf observe that :
"It was never the intention of Parliament to compel all children to attend school. Nor was it ever the intention to specify, or to empower LEAs to specify, the form and content of every child's education. Parents who wish to provide a 'proper education' for their children otherwise than at school cannot legally be prevented from doing so......, and parents do not need to obtain permission or approval from anyone. (Pg.3)"......
"...There exist many contending educational philosophies, giving rise to many different styles of education which are reasonable even though they differ radically amongst themselves .... The issue is not whether the education is approved of or disapproved of by the LEA or by anyone else."
"Both among experts and among laymen there is no unanimous agreement as to what constitutes a proper education......"
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