PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(9 June 2025)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the provision of (a) clear and (b) consistent statutory guidance on educational guardianship.
Asked by:
Dr Simon Opher (Labour)
Asked by:
Dr Simon Opher (Labour)
Answer
All independent and state boarding schools must have regard to the ‘Keeping children safe in education’ guidance and must meet the national minimum standards for boarding schools. Section 22 of those standards sets out the requirements of schools in relation to educational guardians appointed by a school.
Parents of international child students who make private educational guardianship arrangements for their children should ensure that they apply due diligence to any arrangements.
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