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Child's details

It is expected that you as the parent/guardian and we, the Redbridge Children's Services Authority (formerly the Local Education Authority), both aim to ensure that your child has the best possible opportunity for learning during their period of home education. To achieve this aim we need to work together from time to time and to be able to communicate on a reasonably regular basis.

Please submit a separate form for each child being home educated

Child's first name(Required)

Please enter your child's first name

Child's last name(Required)

Please enter your child's last name

Child's Date of Birth(Required)

Child's details

Gender(Required)

Boy

Girl

What is your ethnic group?(Required)

Please specify other ethnicity(Required)

The information requested will be kept strictly confidential and used for monitoring and statistical purposes only.

School details

Previous School(Required)

Borough(Required)

Has an EHC Plan been issued for your child?(Required)

Yes

No

Please give the date when the 'Statement' was issued(Required)

Parent/Guardian details

Parent/Guardian first name(Required)

Parent/Guardian last name(Required)

Address(Required)

Please enter your postcode

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Parent/Guardian contact details

Telephone Number(Required)

Email Address(Required)

Reason for home education

Reason for opting for home education(Required)

Is English the main language spoken by your child?(Required)

Yes

No

What are you setting out to achieve through your home education? What do you hope your child will learn over the next year or more?(Required)

Special interests or aptitudes

What do you see as your child's special interests or aptitudes? (What is he/she interested in or good at?)(Required)

What do you plan to do to address your child's special interest and aptitudes?(Required)

Special needs

Do you think your child has any special needs, for instance in terms of learning or social development?(Required)

Yes

No

What are their special needs?(Required)

What do you plan to do to address these needs?(Required)

Education

What do you think your child has achieved since you began home education? What have they learnt?(Required)

What work have you been doing with your child since you started home education?(Required)

Education

How well do you think the work is going? Is there anything you need advice on?(Required)

How do you see your child’s educational future?(Required)

For example, do you plan to continue home education up to age 16 or to return to school at any point? What do you plan to do about public examinations or other qualifications?

Details of home education(Required)

Books, timetable of subjects covered, names of any private tutors etc.

Where did you first hear about Elective Home Education studies as an alternative to a school placement?(Required)

Own research

Media

Elective Home Education community or friends

School

London Borough of Redbridge

Other

Other - please give details(Required)

Legal responsibilities of parent/guardian

You should be aware of your duties under section 7 of the Education Act 1996:

"The parent of every child of compulsory school age shall cause him to receive efficient full-time education suitable

to his age, ability and aptitude
to any special educational needs he may have either by regular attendance at school or otherwise"

Declaration(Required)

I wish to declare my intention to home educate the child named on this form