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Educating your child at home ('home schooling'): when to get permission, telling the school, curriculum, SEN.
Your responsibilities with your local council if you want to educate your child at home - sometimes called home schooling
Guidance for local authorities and schools about children educated at home.
How local authorities can share aggregate data on children who receive elective home education (EHE) and those children missing education (CME).
How and when to apply for childcare places and schools.
Information on the number of children in elective home education (EHE) in England. Data is presented for both the number of children at a point in time on the Autumn term 2023 census day, and the number of children who...
Information on the number and characteristics of children in elective home education (EHE) in England.
The education provision for service children overseas can be categorised as Defence Children Services (DCS) Schools and Settings or non MOD schools locations.
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