Under the Bill introduced earlier this month, children housed in the proposed new accommodation centres for asylum seekers will be unable to attend a school or receive a pre-school education unless they have special needs. Instead they will receive education on site, along with their healthcare.
Section 30, paragraph three of the Bill says, 'A child who is a resident of an accommodation centre may not be admitted to a maintained school or a maintained nursery unless the school or nursery is named in a statement in respect of the child under section 324 of the Education Act 1996 (special educational needs).'
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