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Policy Statement Information and guidance for parents and carers Parents or carers may decide to provide home-based education for their children instead of sending them to school - this is usually referred to as ‘elective home education’. Hampshire County Council, as the local authority (LA) with general responsibility for education in its area, recognises that home education is a key aspect of parental choice and is equal, in law, to education provided in school. The Children’s Services department of Hampshire County Council takes the lead role in working with home educators and the young people who are being electively home educated in Hampshire. We are able to advise and guide home educators, where requested, through consultation and online guidance materials. No educational choice should ever be taken lightly. Before deciding to electively home educate you should consider the time, resources and energy you will need to put into this important area of your child’s life and you may want to involve your child in making that decision. Current legislation makes it clear that parents who choose to educate their children at home assume full financial responsibility, including bearing the cost of any public examinations. However, local authorities are encouraged to provide support where resources permit. Department for Education (DfE) guidlines for local authorities 2007 states: "Local authorities do not receive funding to support home educating families, and the level and type of support will therefore vary between one local authority and another." Our role is set out in sections 437 to 443 of the Education Act 1996: "If it appears to a local education authority that a child of compulsory school age in their area is not receiving suitable education, either by regular attendance at school or otherwise, they shall serve a notice in writing on the parent requiring him to satisfy them within the period specified in the notice that the child is receiving such education. (s 437(1))" This is why it is helpful if you register your child as electively home educated. It denotes educated "otherwise" so removing potential confusion with a child "missing education". Frequently Asked Questions Here are some of the questions most frequently asked by parents and carers who are considering home education. If you need further information, please use the contact details at the end of this information. Why electively home educate? Home Education is an option that parents or carers may consider for their children. The reasons for choosing it are many and varied, as are the styles of education provided. For some families their decision may be based on their philosophical, spiritual or religious outlook; for others it is to meet what they consider to be the specific educational needs of their child. Some children are never registered at school. Others are registered but are then home educated, either for a limited period or permanently. Whatever your own circumstances, staff at the Children’s Services department will be happy to offer support, advice and guidance. Is it legal to educate my child at home? Yes, parents may educate their children at home. Parents’ legal duty is set out in section 7 of the Education Act 1996 as follows: "The parent of every child of compulsory school age has a legal duty to ensure that he receives efficient full-time education suitable: to his age, ability and aptitude, and to any special educational needs he may have either by regular attendance at school or otherwise." ‘Full time’ is not defined in the Act and it does not mean home educators are bound by school hours and terms. For information, however, full time education for children in school is considered to be between 23 and 25 hours of school time per week. ‘Suitable’ and ‘efficient’ are not defined either but the courts have given some legal guidance. They have said that education is efficient if it is "achieving that which it sets out to achieve" and it is suitable if it "prepares the child for life in a modern civilised society and enables the child to achieve his full potential". It is also important to note that parents have a right to educate their children from their own philosophical, spiritual or religious standpoint. The Human Rights Act 1998, Article 2 of the First Protocol states that: "No person shall be denied the right to education. In the exercise of any functions which it assumes in relation to education and to teaching, the State shall respect the right of parents to ensure such education and teaching in conformity with their own religious and philosophical convictions". This means that your child can be educated at home by you or by private tutors or both. If you are employing private tutors you are strongly advised to ensure that they have had a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (formerly CRB check). Elective home education does not have to be identical to school education; no specific curriculum is laid down and you do not have to follow the National Curriculum. However, if you would like your child to go on to further education, or to take public examinations such as GCSEs, we would recommend that you follow the relevant curriculum. We have listed GCSE examination boards in the ‘Useful addresses’ section. We recommend that you contact them before you begin studies so that you can decide which examination board and syllabus you wish to follow. You will also need to arrange for your child to take exams at an examination center. Do I need to be a qualified teacher to educate my child at home? No. You need no formal qualifications, nor do you have to employ a qualified teacher to educate your child. You do not have to teach any compulsory subjects. Consideration of what will enable a good quality of life in "modern society" may aid decision-making in relation to how you will educate your child but generally what, and how, your child learns is up to you, as long as you can show that the education is efficient, suitable and full-time. There is no one form of education; children learn in many different ways, at different times and speeds. Will I receive funding for home education? The simple answer to this question is "No". Please remember that local authorities have no legal responsibility or obligation to fund parents or carers who choose to home educate. You will need to look at the costs that may be involved (equipment, visits, books, tutors etc) and plan what you intend to do before home educating. In common with many local authorities, Hampshire does not provide direct funding or resources (eg exercise or text books, pens, pencils or paper, home computers etc) to home educators. However, Hampshire County Council offers a visit from an Education Consultant to each home educating family and pays GCSE (or equivalent) examination fees for electively home educated young people who would be in Year 11 if at school and who meet the criteria set. My child wants to take examinations, is there any funding for this? Yes, there is limited funding available. Details on eligibility and making an application are shown below. Further information on exams is also available from local Home Education support groups listed at the end of this document. Eligibility Criteria: The child must be resident in Hampshire. The child must be aged within the current National Curriculum year 10 or 11 at the time of the examination. The child must have been registered with Hampshire County Council as electively home educated for at least one year prior to sitting the exam. For example: for an exam scheduled for 16 May 2019 the child would need to be registered as EHE in Hampshire by 16 May 2018. Not all examinations can be funded, eg musical instrument examinations such as Grades 1-8 will not be eligible for funding. Examinations must be at GCSE, iGCSE, BTEC or equivalent level. Funding for examinations is limited to £287.00 in total for the child and there is no funding available for other associated costs. Applications will be considered whilst funding is available and applications are therefore considered on a ‘first come, first served’ basis Application and payment process: I. The parent/career arranges where and when the child will sit the examination(s). II. The examination Center notifies the local authority who will confirm your child meets the eligibility criteria. III. Providing the eligibility criteria are met, Hampshire County Council will reimburse the exam center directly for up to the maximum of £287.00 per candidate. IV. A number of Elective Home Education groups have arrangements with exam center's that will be happy to support you (see useful addresses) but payment will still need to be made directly from Hampshire County Council to the examination center. Applications for funding for College courses for home educated students aged 14-16 should be made directly to colleges. Colleges can reclaim funding from the government via the Education Funding Agency. What should I do if I am thinking about educating my child at home? If your child is already registered at a school you must, by law, inform the headteacher in writing that you intend to de-register your child and educate him or her at home. If you simply remove your child from school without informing them in writing (verbally informing the school is not enough), you could be prosecuted for non-attendance. The school must inform us of your decision. You will need our consent to remove your child’s name from the school roll if he or she attends a special school or is subject to a School Attendance Order. Consent from the local authority may not be unreasonably withheld. If your child is registered at a school, then a decision to home educate may not be the best way to solve an issue with the school or to overcome difficulties with attendance. You may be able to resolve these issues with the headteacher or governors at the school, or through one of our services (listed in the ‘Useful addresses’ section). Our Elective Home Education Co-ordinator can provide advice if you feel that any pressure is being put on you to take your child out of school to home educate. Hampshire County Council would wish to work collaboratively with you and would therefore encourage you to register your child as being electively home educated. All complaints or concerns received from members of the public must statutorily be investigated by the local authority. If your child has never been registered at a school, there is no need to inform us of your decision to home educate, although it would help us if you did. Under new legislation in the Children Act we have a duty to identify ‘children missing from education’, so if we know that your child is being home educated then we will not deem them ‘missing’. What if I would like a flexi-schooling arrangement? What is flexi-schooling? Flexi-schooling is an arrangement where, following a formal request from parents or carers and with the approval of the school, a child spends some part of the week attending school and the rest of it being educated at home or at an off-school site. In such arrangements, however, the child will always continue to remain on the school roll. What is the legal situation with regard to flexi-schooling? Parents and carers are fully entitled to ask schools about possible arrangements for flexi-schooling. There is, however, no parental entitlement to flexi-schooling and the decision to agree it, or not, rests entirely with the Headteacher. If a school decides not to agree such an arrangement, there is no formal appeal process. What if my child has an Education Health Care Plan? Where children have SEN, the LA SEN department should work in partnership with, and support, parents to ensure that the SEN of these children are met. LA SEN departments do not have a duty under section 22 of the Children and Families Act 2014 to assess every home educated child to see whether or not they have SEN. The high needs block of the Dedicated Schools Grant is intended to fund provision for all relevant children and young people in the authority’s area, including home-educated children. The LA SEN department should fund the SEN needs of home-educated children where it is appropriate to do so. In cases where home education is in place for a child with an EHC plan, the plan should make clear that the child or young person will be educated at home. If it does then the LA SEN department, under Section 42(2) of the Children and Families Act 2014, must arrange the special educational provision set out in the plan, working with the parents. Under Section 19 of the Act, the LA must have regard to the views, wishes and feelings of the child and his or her parents, or the young person. In cases where the EHC plan gives the name of a school or type of school where the child will be educated and the parents decide to educate at home, the LA is not under a duty to make the special educational provision set out in the plan provided it is satisfied that the arrangements made by the parents are suitable. The LA SEN department must review the plan annually to ensure that the provision continues to be appropriate and the child’s SEN continue to be met. Where the LA has decided that the provision is appropriate, it should amend the plan to name the type of school that would be suitable but state that parents have made their own arrangements under Section 7 of the Education Act 1996. Where a child or young person is a registered pupil at a special school, the local authority must give consent for the child’s name to be removed, but this should not be a lengthy or complex process. In some cases a local authority will conclude that, even after considering it’s power to provide support to home-educating parents, the provision that is or could be made for a child or young person with an EHC plan does not meet the child or young person’s needs. The local authority is required to intervene through the school attendance order framework ‘if it appears …that a child of compulsory school age is not receiving suitable education’. The serving of a school attendance order is a last resort if all attempts to improve provision are unsuccessful. ‘Suitable education’ means efficient full-time education suitable to the child or young person’s age, ability and aptitude and to any SEN he or she may have. Parents may also home educate children who have SEN but do not have EHC plans. As with children and young people with EHC plans, the LA SEN Department should work with parents and consider whether to provide support in the home to help the parents make suitable provision. Information about the right to request an EHC needs assessment, and the right to appeal should be available to all parents including those who are electively home educating. Parents considering elective home education because they feel that the special educational needs support being provided by the school is insufficient to meet the child or young person’s needs have the same rights. What will happen now that my child is being home educated? Once registered, we will contact you to provide information and the opportunity to request a visit from an Education Consultant. This can be at your home, but you may prefer to meet at one of our offices or somewhere else. The purpose of the visit is to offer advice and guidance on education, teaching and learning. What do I do if I want to return my child to school? For various reasons some home educators later decide that their child should return to school. If you decide on this you will need to apply for a place at your preferred school. Please note: it may not always be possible to get a place at your child’s previous school, even if it is your ‘designated’ school, if all places have been filled. By law, a school cannot ‘hold’ a place for you if another family wants it. Our Admissions Team (see the ‘Useful addresses’ section) will provide you with detailed information, advice and guidance on applying for a place, and on the appeals process should admission be refused. What further help is available after compulsory school age? The law now requires all young people in England to continue in education or training until at least their 18th birthday, although in practice the vast majority of young people continue until the end of the academic year in which they turn 18. The raised participation age (RPA) does not mean young people must stay in school; they can choose one of the following post-16 options: full-time education, such as school, college or home education an apprenticeship part-time education or training if they are employed, self-employed or volunteering full-time (which is defined as 20 hours or more per week). Young people who have been educated at home may want to take further education college courses. It is important to know that many courses have specific entry requirements, such as GCSE passes. Your local further education college will be able to give you more information. Information about further education in Hampshire: www.hants.gov.uk/education/goingtocollege Hampshire County Council has a website for young people with information and advice, along with details of youth groups and other activities for young people: www.hants.gov.uk/youthtube The Department for Education website has further information: www.education.gov.uk/childrenandyoungpeople/youngpeople/participation/rpa Appendix1: Useful addresses Local Authority Elective Home Education Co-ordinator Ruth Simpson Children’s Services Inclusion Support Service 1st floor, Elizabeth II Court North Winchester SO23 8UG Tel: 02392 441507 David Harvey Inclusion Support Service Manager Children’s Services 1st floor, Elizabeth II Court North Winchester SO23 8UG Tel: 01962 876263 Elective Home Education Administrator Daniel Troon Children’s Services Inclusion Support Service 1st floor, Elizabeth II Court North Winchester SO23 8UG Tel: 02392 441507 Email: [email protected] Admissions Team Children’s Services Elizabeth II Court North, Winchester, SO23 8UG Tel: 0845 603 5623 Special Educational Needs Service Children’s Services Elizabeth II Court North, Winchester, SO23 8UG Tel: 0845 603 5620 So I was wondering how many people actually start planning for 2019 , many would think not many ,but I know for sure that the you-tube planner community start prepping as early as now,
so, to help some of you out there , I have got a free whole year for 2019 of 5-7 days a page plus about 20 pages of lines too for your notes, that's 90 pages .Happy Planning link here FREE TRACKER WITH NOTES I just wana say , sometimes you just cant find what your looking for , and I totally forgot I have word on my PC so I designed my own , these have the spaces for the thing your tracking plus 32 days and a space for notes , now I have left the numbered parts blank as you can decide when and what days to track . But I found it interesting that most if not all , just have item tracking and days , with no space for notes , as we all need to make notes on something we are tracking. LINK BELOW PLEASE CLICK ME landscape_weekly_a4.dotx weekly_template_a4.dotx will get some new ones for smaller , planners soon ,.. to do both sides , just put the printed paper back in the printer and re print the other side I also did a Q&A On youtube last week about questions iv been asked about during my few years of homeschooling . so please do watch it , as it may help , especially for the exam period. £35 THE LOT , WOULD HAVE TO COLLECT AS FAR TOO MUCH TO SEND IN POST. THIS IS ALL MY OWN HARD WORK OF RESEACRHING AND I BROUGHT A COUPLE OF BOOKS . AND PRINT OUTS .DONT REALLY WANT TO THROW THEM IN BIN . I LIVE IN THE GOSPORT AREA IN HAMPSHIRE . MY EMAIL IS
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hi its that time of year , whn the grades are in , . well my daughter did only 3 GCSEs this year and she got a 5 in English language , 3 in history ,and a 3 in chemistry .so this year we have to do a lot more as she needs still 4 more GCSEs at pass , which is 4 or above . Iv just ordered some new books for combined science as , we need to do that instead of a single science subject , il put them on here when I have them ,.. first of all,I wanted to make it more fun , and if your child loves research and writing than this will be for them, + first of all get a number of sticky notes , 24 ish then write a essay topic on each one. + put blue tack on the back and place them on the board or wall near the board . + you can have a topic a day /week + you can also do this with a maths problem/sum every day + you can use geography / history / chemistry + or even an art project a week . this is a very fun way to learn . so once they are up , every morning they come down for lessons they will pick one or do one and see how many they get right , if they have a project they should be given a week to do it , if a maths problem or sum , one every day. the same goes for chemistry , but subjects like geography , history , art , English , chemistry , they should be weekly . if you are just doing a daily challenge then u only need to have 5 up a week . but how and what you do is up to you , this idea is there for people who need to be inspired ,.. enjoy and have fun ps idi do a video on my channel , so do check it out well hello again, now if you are wondering why I haven't posted much on here or YouTube , well its that time of year when I have to prepare my daughter for exams , she's taking them a year earlier than the school because it spreads out the cost , and I also think she is ready to do a few , so she will be taking , English Language , History= the medicine through time , henry VIII , Weimer and Nazi Germany . So I will set up a revision on you tube once I have sorted it out for you guys too , ok , so I haven't forgotten about you .
.All back to school now , but Halloween is today , and everyone including myself are getting ready for tonight , I carved pumpkins last night and have one to do today , so hopefully decorations go up this afternoon. I hope you all have a brilliant Halloween , and not to scary
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Oh and yer all that paper work and books for sale is still for sale , I have a whole lot more to sell but not until september
2019. so if interested in this lot plus English , English lit , maths , history , science. books and pdfs and other printouts which will help any one doing a 2-4 year worth of home schooling in senior school (11yrs to 16) email me if you are interested [email protected] As many of you know , we are studying for another year and then , we stop as she will be going to college next September.
But will still be on hand to help anyone that's asks for help especially my youtube channel. A 1 OR 2 YEAR PLAN 4 years worth of books This curriculum was used all of year 8 , but you can use it yr 5, 6 , 7 , 8 ,. 9 . if you want to as it is a very good book , the only trouble is there are no answers in any of these books , which is why I changed to edexcel , as I have the answers to the books seperately
videos below I will up date my homeschool blog every week/ month as and when possible.
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just so people are clear on a few things / when you homeschool you dont have to do the same subjects that they do at school , we are doing english , english lit . maths , science , geography , history, art , plus she is doing piano as well...there is a pdf of a time table oppersite this ... about me
my name is Maria Preston ,I have 6 kids one of which I homeschool in UK , I spend most of my time sorting her lessons out and finding bits and pieces off the internet,. , also as there are no fundings for homeschoolers in the UK we had to buy everything ourselves which can be very expensive , depending on the education you want to provide for your child. to start with I spent around £700 OR MORE THAT INCLUDES 2 WHITE BOARDS and all her writing pens / paper , lined books etc etc plus text books which I got from amazon , .the text books which at first I brought and then I spent weeks writing emails to exam boards to see if they would send me free exam books and papers , and other places to send freebies but not everyone sent me stuff , so thank you to persons who sent me loads of books to help me start teaching my daughter for her GCSE . above is video of some books I used in yr 7 -yr8 AND ALSO YR 9
I USE EDEXCEL BOOKS BY PEARSONS at the moment as we are studing for her GCSE in 2 years , I do recommend edexcel at pearsons so please do check them out TO START HOME SCHOOLING first things first , if your new to homeschooling , you will have to spend time thinking about it, points to remember if you have 1/ time to ,at least give 3 hours or more of your precious time to your child , with no interruptions. 2/ Then if you haven't already , you need to un-register your child from school , which is quite easy , just send a letter to the head of your child's year in the school ,and write a short sentence saying . I am homeschooling my child from now on , please can you un register my son or daughter from your school thank you , you don't have to give any reasons why you are doing this , but they may phone you and ask why , it is up to you if you say why or not, the next process is informing the education authorities about this decision, also the school will send letter to these people to ,. but I did it first , now they will phone you , and they may also make an appointment with an education advisor to come to your home and discuss what you have planned with your child, now this is optional but I advise you making an appointment as this is a good thing on your part , and it is good first impression . when they come to your house , all they do is ask you questions why she is homeschooled , what are you planning to do with her , and what curriculum you have chosen to use,. plus a few others . so it is best to have this hour interview , it is not a bad thing , they just want to check that you are trying to give a suitable education to your child.. 3/ Next thing is to work out what subjects you want them to do for the next few years . and start from here , I made a time table , with her lesson plan on it so we know exactly what she is doing every day and for how long , now you can use planners but I found it to time consuming to write in it and bla bla bla . so it is on the calendar , any home work due in ... you can even have a separate calendar for homework due dates . Subjects ,we choose to do most of the subjects she enjoys which were Art , Sewing , Cooking , English , Science , Maths , History , Geography also English literature , and Piano , she also is doing Violin now, but only as her secondary instrument .. we start September , her GCSE course of work and thanks to Pearson we received Edexcel course books on most of the subjects we choose for her GCSE which we will start September year 9 till year 11. 4/ So please find out about the exam boards which will do EXAMS BASED ON THE BOOKS YOU USE FOR HER GCSE COURSE for the next 2-3 years depending when you start it. 5/ Exam boards include AQA , EDEXCEL , OCR and a few more .but these are the best one .so ring them up and ask what exams they do , and how much they are , at the moment the government are paying £287 towards exams , but if you are taking 6 or more this is not much , but I am doing 6 so I will only have to pay bout £280 myself , and the other £287 will come from the government , as prices of exams are anything from £90 to £150 PER EXAM but may vary depending on where you take them. 6/ ENJOY YOUSELF AND THINGS WILL BE OK .. 7/ ROUNTINE IS A MUST SO A TIME TABLE WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO START OFF WITH. JUST SO THEY KNOW WHAT TIME EACH LESSON OR BREAK IS ...THEN YOU CAN PLAN AROUND THIS TIME TABLE EVERY DAY. *******************FOR EXAMPLE , I START MY DAY AT 8;30 AM / AND FINISH AT MON 14;00 TUE 14;00 WED 13;00 THUR 14;00 FRI IS FUN DAY , SO SHE DOES ALL HER FAVOURITE THINGS . UNTIL 13;00PM THESE WERE JUST WHAT WORKED BEST FOR ME ,. THANKYOU FOR USING MY BLOG , HOPE THIS HELPS YOU ON YOUR JOURNEY , IT DOESNT HAVE TO BE A BARDON, enjoy it while you have the chance to spend time with your child /children |