PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Reject the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill's proposals on home education
Do not pass any part of the Bill that introduces mandatory registration, monitoring, or oversight for home-educating families. Home education should remain flexible and free from excessive government control or interference.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
6
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 6/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 6/100,000
Background
Mandatory registration would undermine trust, interfere with home educators, and ignore why parents choose home education: the right to educate freely without interference. This is a basic human right and parental responsibility, and it infringes upon British values of educational freedom and diversity. We understand that if a child requires social services, the government could intervene, but for mainstream families, we want no interference.