It alleged that the number of children being educated at home in Scotland may be more than 10 times higher than the official figures. This would mean 4,000 children undergoing teaching at home as opposed to 300. The SCC said that many home learning families had not told local authorities of their decision because they were not confident that councils would act in their best interests. It is a fact that parents sometimes find that home education is the most appropriate for their children. They should not face barriers such as we have found in our report.
Children are also consumers.
Second, both central and local government policy is focused on social inclusion. The SCC appears to take a one-sided view which is not only unfortunate, regrettable and unhelpful but based on a flawed perspective of the issues. SNP call for rail trust hits buffers Doubt cast on BSE-CJD link Polaroid files for bankruptcy Slashing victim 'expected to die' Family condemn 'devil' killer Links to more Scotland stories are at the foot of the page.