The law is changing

What the 2027 register asks — and how Schola shows it.

Home education is your legal right. From 2027 there's simply a new expectation to keep records — and Schola turns your everyday days into exactly what a council looks for.

The Children Not in School register

The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act introduces a statutory register that every local authority in England must keep. Home education remains perfectly legal — but if a council asks, you'll be expected to show that the education you provide is:

Efficient and full-time — it achieves what it sets out to, for a meaningful amount of the week.
Suitable — appropriate to your child's age, ability, aptitude and any special educational needs.
Evidenced over time — records of what's been learned and how, kept up so they're ready when asked.

If a council isn't satisfied and can't be reassured, it can begin a School Attendance Order process — which is exactly the situation good records are there to prevent. Schola isn't legal advice; it's the tool that makes showing "suitable" straightforward.

What councils ask ↔ what Schola adds

You already do the education. Schola does the proof.

Everything a council typically looks for, and how Schola builds it from a sentence a day.

What councils ask for
How Schola helps you show it
A broad, balanced range of subjects
Every note you write is matched to the UK National Curriculum, building a subject-coverage map as you go.
A planned approach to literacy & numeracy
English and Maths are tracked topic by topic on your child's learning route.
Evidence that learning is really happening
A dated log of your own words, plus photos of work, links and documents.
Progress over time
Your learning route shows what's been covered, practised and mastered across the year.
Enough time devoted to education
Hours are captured per session and totalled for you automatically.
Who else provides education, and where
Your weekly plan records tutors, classes, groups and trips — the settings your child learns in.
Your educational approach
Recorded once and carried into every report, whether you're structured, autonomous or a mix.
Suitable to your child's needs, including SEN
A dedicated space to note your child's needs and how you adapt learning for them.
The child's own voice
A short space for your child's own words about their learning, included in the report.
A report the council can actually use
Everything above becomes one structured "suitability" report — review it, sign it, send it.
Want the official documents?
The guidance, the Act, and your council's expectations — gathered in one place, in plain English.
Read the documents

Be ready — a sentence at a time.

Start your free trial and let the record build itself. Review it, sign it, send it whenever your council asks.

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