L-04 · Legal
The Wellbeing Act.
The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 29 April 2026. What it says about home education, how the new Children Not in School system will work, and what families are — and are not — required to do now.
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England & Wales
Royal Assent · 29 April 2026
What it is
A broad Act with several measures affecting home education.
The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 is a wide-ranging piece of legislation covering children’s social care, school governance, teacher regulation, school admissions and other areas. Most of it does not concern home education.
The rest of this guide
With an account you get every remaining section, in full — the same headings you see here, written through to the end.
- 02Two separate changes to understand.
- 03What registration means in practice.
- 04Section 7 remains unchanged.
- 05Where things stand right now.
- 06The questions that still need answers.
- 07The Act, answered plainly
- 08Related guides in the library.
