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Elective Home Education (EHE)

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Case reference FOI2024/01634

Received 30 September 2024

Published 4 October 2024

Request

1. Understanding scale and nature of elective home education in your area:

• Have you seen an increase in the total number of children who are home educated during the last 6 years (2018/19-2023/24)? (Yes/no/don’t know)

• Can you give us the total number of children who were EHE in the year 2018/19 and 2023/24? (Yes/no/don’t know)

• Has there has been an increase in the number of children on a Child in Need plan who are EHE over the last 6 years? (Yes/no/don’t know)

• Has there been an increase in the number of children on a Child Protection plan who are EHE over the last 6 years? (Yes/no/don’t know)

2. Understanding resource attributed to monitor and support EHE families in your area:

• At the time of this request, how many FTE staff are allocated to monitor and support EHE families?

• Has the number of FTE staff allocated to monitor and support EHE increased over past 6 years? (Yes/no/don’t know)

• How many visits did your local authority make to EHE families in the year 2023/24?

• Has the number of total visits increased over the past 6 years (2018/19-2023/24)? (Yes/no/don’t know)

• Has the number of school attendance orders increased over the past 6 years (2018/19-2023/24)? (Yes/no/don’t know)

Response

1. Understanding scale and nature of elective home education in your area:

• Have you seen an increase in the total number of children who are home educated during the last 6 years (2018/19-2023/24)? (Yes/no/don’t know)

• Can you give us the total number of children who were EHE in the year 2018/19 and 2023/24? (Yes/no/don’t know)

• Has there has been an increase in the number of children on a Child in Need plan who are EHE over the last 6 years? (Yes/no/don’t know)

• Has there been an increase in the number of children on a Child Protection plan who are EHE over the last 6 years? (Yes/no/don’t know)

2. Understanding resource attributed to monitor and support EHE families in your area:

• At the time of this request, how many FTE staff are allocated to monitor and support EHE families?

• Has the number of FTE staff allocated to monitor and support EHE increased over past 6 years? (Yes/no/don’t know)

• How many visits did your local authority make to EHE families in the year 2023/24?

• Has the number of total visits increased over the past 6 years (2018/19-2023/24)? (Yes/no/don’t know)

• Has the number of school attendance orders increased over the past 6 years (2018/19-2023/24)? (Yes/no/don’t know)

Answer: Please see the attached FOI2024 01634 Response Spreadsheet.

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