Educating your child at home

This guide explains who can educate their child at home, what the responsibilities are, and how to access support and keep your child safe.

Advice and support from other organisations

You can contact national support groups for advice and guidance about elective home education:

Help from other organisations

Provide can help find health services for children living in Essex.

Home Education Advisory Service (HEAS) advise parents who want to home educate their children.

Educational Freedom offers support, advice and information for home educators in the UK.

The British Council’s Learn English Kids provides free online games, songs, stories and activities for children to have fun and learn English too.

BBC Learning has free resources for primary and secondary school children.

Channel 4 Learning has free online resources for those who teach primary and secondary age children.

A little bit of structure is a blog by home educating parents for home educating parents.

SEN Teacher provides free printable resources for those who teach children and young people with special educational needs.

Primary Resources provides free lesson plans, activity ideas and resources in a number of subject areas for primary school children.

Ed Yourself provided updates on elective home education practice and policy.

Children’s Legal Centre is a charity that promotes and protects the rights of children in the UK and worldwide.