What a week actually looks like, whether records matter, how a child sees other children, what it costs, and the return to school — which is not a right, because once a child is off the roll the place is gone.
Education is compulsory; school is not. The duty sits on the parent, no permission is needed in England or Wales, and the national curriculum need not be followed — but Scotland requires council consent, and the 2026 Act will bring registers that are not yet in force.