Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will reassess the potential merits of requiring a code of practice for schools which operate outside mainstream education.

On 14 March, as part of the government’s Integrated Communities Strategy, we announced our intention to consult on a voluntary code of practice for out-of-school settings providers. This will set out clear standards and expectations for providers, which would include those providers operating schools outside of mainstream education, such as part-time or supplementary schools. We will invite views on the code of practice later this year.