published on 05 August 2026
The government have launched a new consultation on Education Otherwise Than At School, known as EOTAS, as part of their wider plan to improve support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
The consultation covers both situations where the local authority arranges a child's special educational provision somewhere other than a school or college as set out as part of a child's Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), as well as alternative provision, where local authorities arrange education for children who can't attend school because of illness, exclusion, or other reasons.
The consultation closes on Friday 18th September 2026.
Please do consider sharing your views on these matters via the consultation link, or alternatively you are welcome to email your thoughts to the Barnet Parent Carer Forum (BPCF) who will be responding to the consultation on behalf of its members. The BPCF email is: [email protected]
Click here to respond to the consultation
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