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A Parents Guide to Elective Home Education

A Parents Guide to Elective Home Education

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The Parents Guide to Elective Home Education Podcast contains all the audio from our online course which can be found at www.shinetraining.co.uk and www.electivehomeeducation.co.uk

Our courses are for guidance purposes only, we recommend reading the DfE Elective Home Education Guidance


This podcast of our course covers the following lessons:

Reasons for choosing to Home Educate 01:14 (Notes)

Removal from Roll 03:10 (Notes including steps a school can take if a child is absent and their absence is not authorised by the school)

Local Authority Duties 04:37 (Notes including ways to demonstrate suitable education and the steps the LA can take if your child is not receiving a suitable education)

Full Time, Efficient and Suitable 06:27 (Notes)

Resources and Support 8:48 (Notes)

Returning to Mainstream Education 9:28 (Notes)

A Quick Reminder 11:22 (Download PDF)


There are many different reasons for choosing to home educate

  • Dissatisfaction with the education system
  • Short Term Intervention
  • Bullying
  • Distance or access to local schools
  • Religious or cultural beliefs
  • Philosophical or ideological views
  • Medical/health needs
  • To address SEN need
  • School refusal



Resources to help you get started with Elective Home Education:

National Oak Academy

School Reading List

BBC Bitesize

Check out the resource bank at www.electivehomeducation.co.uk for resources for children aged 4-11 and 12-16




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