Education

Both North and South Lanarkshire have information on their website about home schooling. If you decide to home school your child this becomes their registered school and they are removed from the roll of the school they previously attended. This means that you cannot formally choose to home school your child while waiting on the outcome of a placing request

The Scottish Government’s policy is a presumption of mainstream which is what the local authorities also strive to follow. Unfortunately, this means that many children will not receive a place at a supported school and there is generally significant demand for spaces (in 2025 there were c1,000 applications for 200 places in North Lanarkshire). By law, education authorities must identify, provide for and review the additional support needs of their