Home Education – Frequently Asked Questions. Centre for Personalised Education Advice.

Home Education – Frequently Asked Questions.

Centre for Personalised Education Advice.

Home Education Advice to Parents. 26 June 2019 v2

Centre for Personalised Education Trustees frequently receive enquiries from parents about home education, often relating to how they should engage with their local authority. This has been particularly concerning for parents since the publication of the Elective Home Education Departmental Guidance for Local Authorities (EHEDGLA), in April 2019.

CPE, in conjunction with Education Otherwise charity, has obtained advice from Queen’s Counsel (QC, which is a title given to a senior barrister) in order to help us to provide accurate advice to parents. The QC we instructed specialises in public law and education law, is a former part-time Chair if the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal and a current ‘A list’ member of the EQuality and Human Right’s Panel of Preferred Counsel. The QC also trains lawyers and others, in education and public law.

This fact sheet is based on the advice that CPE received from the QC, but parents should of course obtain their own legal advice, if they have concerns over the issues that this fact sheet address.

Home Education Advice to Parents. 26 June 2019 v2