Educating your child at home

Some parents choose to educate their children at home. This may be for a variety of reasons.

There are several common questions which families ask when they are considering home education. One of them usually concerns the responsibilities of the parties involved.

If you choose to educate your child or children at home you accept full responsibility for their education. The council’s role is simply to monitor the standard and quality of the education provided. It is not in any way to support it.

The information contained in the Educated at Home Guidance Notes is designed to help you come to an informed decision as to whether home education is an appropriate alternative to school for your child.

If you have any further queries, please contact the Principal Officer for Safeguarding in Education at:

Learning, Schools & Communities
Hewson House,
Station Road,
BRIGG,
DN20 8XJ

Telephone: 01724 297139

Email: Mary.mayfield@northlincs.gov.uk.

Further information

• Home Education UK.
• Home Education Advisory Service.
• Freedom in Education.
• Education Otherwise Association Ltd.
• The Home Service – a national Christian home education group.
• Christian Home School.
• Muddle Puddle – an independent site focusing on learning for 0-8 year olds.
• Home Education UK.

Department for Children, Schools & Families (DCSF) links

• Access to Education for Children and Young People with Medical Needs of Sick Children.
• Children and Young Peoples Mental Health.
• Vulnerable Children Grant.
• Exclusions and Alternative Provision.
• Looked after children.

For further information, see Educating Children at Home, England and Wales.

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