Elective Home Education 

Elective Home Education (EHE)

Elective Home Education (EHE) is the term used by the Department for Education (DfE) to describe a parent's decision to provide education for their children at home instead of sending them to school.  

The responsibility for a child’s education rests with their parents. In England, education is compulsory but school is not. If a child is not educated at school then parents should be providing a suitable full time education at home, and this is referred to as Elective Home Education (or EHE).

For further information and contact details:

• Elective Home Education - guidance for parents, DfE April 2019

• 10 things you should know about elective home education

• Elective Home Education in Northumberland - guidance for parents and professionals 

• A padlet of resources and information from wellbeing to employment supporting families across Northumberland that choose to educate from home​

If you are considering home educating, please take advice available from the council’s Education and Welfare team before making a decision. If your child has an EHCP and is enrolled at a special school, you will need permission from the Northumberland SEN team. Contact them by email at SEN@northumberland.gov.uk

You can contact the team by email at ehe@northumberland.gov.uk or call 01670 622 800.