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Welcome to Elective Home Education (EHE)

This page provides information for parent's who are considering educating their child at home, as well as on-going guidance and information for existing home educators.

Education is a fundamental right for every child and we recognise that parents have the right to choose to educate their child at home rather than at school. Parents are responsible for ensuring that their children receive a suitable education. Where parents have chosen to home educate, we want the home-educated child to have a positive experience.

The legal responsibility for a child’s education rests with their parents. While most parents choose to educate their children by sending them to school, others choose to educate their children at home. So, education is compulsory but school isn’t.

Those parents who make the decision to take responsibility for their child’s education instead of sending to school are Electively Home Educating (EHE).

By choosing to electively home educate, parents are taking on the full responsibility for their children’s education, ensuring it is full-time, suitable and effective. There are no funds available for parents who decide to home educate their children.

As a local authority, we have a duty to ensure all children receive a full-time, suitable and effective education, including those who are electively home educated.

We are committed to working with home educating parents to ensure home education is a success for all.

We carry out our duty through regular engagement with families in a range of ways including visits, calls and parental reports. These reviews also offer the opportunity for home educating families to raise any concerns or requests for advice and guidance regarding the educational provision being made.

Further information on how the EHE team works with families and fulfils its duty please contact the team at ehe@southend.gov.uk or by the contact details on the 'who's listening' tab.

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EHE Hubs

The EHE team offer parent/carer drop-in sessions at Libraries and Family Centres across Southend City. Why not drop in and see us?

Friars Family Centre, Shoeburyness SS3 9XX - 12pm - 2pm drop in

Tuesday 26th November 2024

Tuesday 17th December 2024

Westcliff Library, London Road, Westcliff-On-Sea, SS0 9PD - 09.30am-12.30pm

First Tuesday of the month

3rd December 2024

7th January 2025

The Forum Library, Elmer Square, Southend-On-Sea, SS1 1NS

First Friday of the month

6th December 2024

3rd January 2025

If you would like to meet with the team at a different date and time please email us at: ehe@southend.gov.uk

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SEND Surgeries

The Southend City SEND Team hold monthly ‘SEND Surgeries’ in locations across Southend City (9:00am to 11:00am). If you have a child or young person with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and have any questions or need advice, drop-in and see us:

  • Tuesday 3 December 2024. Venue to be confirmed.
  • If you are unable to attend a surgery, but need help with anything related to SEND, contact us at LocalOffer@southend.gov.uk or 01702 212328.

For locations and further details, visit www.southend.gov.uk/SENDSurgeries

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SEND Coffee Mornings for Parents & Carers

SAVS, Alexandra Street, Southend On Sea, SS1 1BW 10am-11:30am

Southend SEND Independent Forum (SSiF) host a monthly coffee morning, where Parent Carers can get together to share their experiences.
Every month they have the Local Offer team with them and invite 1 or 2 additional special guests from for example Health, Social Care, Education and more, to offer guidance and advice.
There is also a sensory play creche available for your little ones aged 0-5 with Chaos & Calm.
Come along and chat to other ParentCarers, get advice from one of our SEND support service guests and enjoy a hot drink with something sweet.
Booking is not required.

10th December 2024

14th January 2025

11th February 2025

11th March 2025

13th May 2025

10th June 2025

8th July 2025

Welcome to Elective Home Education (EHE)

This page provides information for parent's who are considering educating their child at home, as well as on-going guidance and information for existing home educators.

Education is a fundamental right for every child and we recognise that parents have the right to choose to educate their child at home rather than at school. Parents are responsible for ensuring that their children receive a suitable education. Where parents have chosen to home educate, we want the home-educated child to have a positive experience.

The legal responsibility for a child’s education rests with their parents. While most parents choose to educate their children by sending them to school, others choose to educate their children at home. So, education is compulsory but school isn’t.

Those parents who make the decision to take responsibility for their child’s education instead of sending to school are Electively Home Educating (EHE).

By choosing to electively home educate, parents are taking on the full responsibility for their children’s education, ensuring it is full-time, suitable and effective. There are no funds available for parents who decide to home educate their children.

As a local authority, we have a duty to ensure all children receive a full-time, suitable and effective education, including those who are electively home educated.

We are committed to working with home educating parents to ensure home education is a success for all.

We carry out our duty through regular engagement with families in a range of ways including visits, calls and parental reports. These reviews also offer the opportunity for home educating families to raise any concerns or requests for advice and guidance regarding the educational provision being made.

Further information on how the EHE team works with families and fulfils its duty please contact the team at ehe@southend.gov.uk or by the contact details on the 'who's listening' tab.

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EHE Hubs

The EHE team offer parent/carer drop-in sessions at Libraries and Family Centres across Southend City. Why not drop in and see us?

Friars Family Centre, Shoeburyness SS3 9XX - 12pm - 2pm drop in

Tuesday 26th November 2024

Tuesday 17th December 2024

Westcliff Library, London Road, Westcliff-On-Sea, SS0 9PD - 09.30am-12.30pm

First Tuesday of the month

3rd December 2024

7th January 2025

The Forum Library, Elmer Square, Southend-On-Sea, SS1 1NS

First Friday of the month

6th December 2024

3rd January 2025

If you would like to meet with the team at a different date and time please email us at: ehe@southend.gov.uk

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SEND Surgeries

The Southend City SEND Team hold monthly ‘SEND Surgeries’ in locations across Southend City (9:00am to 11:00am). If you have a child or young person with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and have any questions or need advice, drop-in and see us:

  • Tuesday 3 December 2024. Venue to be confirmed.
  • If you are unable to attend a surgery, but need help with anything related to SEND, contact us at LocalOffer@southend.gov.uk or 01702 212328.

For locations and further details, visit www.southend.gov.uk/SENDSurgeries

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SEND Coffee Mornings for Parents & Carers

SAVS, Alexandra Street, Southend On Sea, SS1 1BW 10am-11:30am

Southend SEND Independent Forum (SSiF) host a monthly coffee morning, where Parent Carers can get together to share their experiences.
Every month they have the Local Offer team with them and invite 1 or 2 additional special guests from for example Health, Social Care, Education and more, to offer guidance and advice.
There is also a sensory play creche available for your little ones aged 0-5 with Chaos & Calm.
Come along and chat to other ParentCarers, get advice from one of our SEND support service guests and enjoy a hot drink with something sweet.
Booking is not required.

10th December 2024

14th January 2025

11th February 2025

11th March 2025

13th May 2025

10th June 2025

8th July 2025

  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    The Inclusion team offers support and advice for Home Educated families. We want to know what is working well and what isn’t. This will help improve the service and ensure the Elective Home Education guidance provides an overview of expectations for families new to home education. 

    Your comments will help us achieve this! 

     

    Before you complete the survey please read the EHE Parents Guidance


    Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. If you have any questions please email us: ehe@southend.gov.uk

    The closing date for the survey is March 1st 2021

     

     


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  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    We would appreciate receiving some basic information from you regarding the home education of your child, however you are not obliged to provide this. Please complete this form, or send details in an alternative format.


    Privacy Notice

    Why does Southend on Sea City Council collect information? 

    The information you provide will help support your family through the elective home education process. This information may also be used for statistical research purposes. All information you provide will be processed in line with the Data Protection Act 1998. 

    How long does The Council keep the information? 

    Information is retained by the local authority until the child is 25. It is then destroyed securely. 

    Will any information be shared? 

    Personal data will not be disclosed to anyone other than the data subject (i.e. yourself or your child) unless we have your consent, or it is required by law. Where disclosure is allowed we will only share the minimum amount of relevant information on a need-to-know basis. However, information may be forwarded to other agencies without your consent, where the Council has a statutory duty to do so, such as in matters concerning the safety of children. Additionally, Local Authorities have a duty under the Children Act 2004 to cooperate with their partners in health and youth justice to improve the well-being of children in their areas. As part of this duty they will be required to maintain the accuracy of the information held on the Information Sharing (IS) Index about children and young people in their area. Statistical data will be shared in such a way that it does not support measures or decisions relating to particular individuals or identifies individuals in any results. 

    Information will be shared with the Connexions team to support the Raising Participation Age programme. 

    At no time will your information be passed to organisations external to The Council for marketing or sales purposes. 

    Why is ethnicity information requested? 

    Collection of ethnicity information is used to ensure equality of service provision. Disclosure of this information is optional. Any information you provide will be used solely to compile statistics on the EHE careers and experiences of pupils from different ethnic backgrounds, to help ensure that all children and young people have the opportunity to fulfil their potential. From time to time information will be used by the Local Authority to contribute to local and national statistics. 

    Can I access personal data held about me or my child? 

    The Data Protection Act 1998 gives you the right to apply for a copy of your personal information. Under the Act a child has the right to a copy of their own information. In certain circumstances requests may be made by a parent on behalf of their child, for example where the child is too young to understand or exercise their own rights. 

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