Education otherwise than at/in a school
You may feel no setting would be appropriate for your child, and do not wish to request any setting when you receive the draft EHC plan.
Section 61 of Children and Families Act 2014 allows an LA to arrange for some or all special educational provision to be made otherwise than in an early year, school, or post 16 setting (AKA “EOTAS”), if the LA agrees it would be inappropriate for provision to be made in such a setting.
Whether it is appropriate or not will depend on all the facts, including the:
- child’s background and medical history;
- particular educational needs;
- facilities that can be provided by a school;
- facilities that could be provided other than in a school;
- comparative cost of the possible alternatives to the child’s educational provisions;
- child’s reaction to education provisions, either at a school or elsewhere;
- parents’ wishes; and
- any other particular circumstances that apply to a particular child.
Home schooling and ‘education otherwise’ | (IPSEA) Independent Provider of Special Education Advice