Home education, SEND and local authority process

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Guides in Home education, SEND and local authority process

Home education and SEND intersect in ways that catch many families out: the rules for deregistering a child from a special school differ from mainstream, an EHC plan changes what the local authority must and must not do, and informal enquiries about your provision can feel like demands even when they are not. This section is for parents who are home educating, or considering it, for a child with special educational needs, and for any home-educating family trying to understand what a local authority letter actually requires. The EHCP guide explains what happens to a plan when a child is educated at home: which duties transfer to you, which stay with the authority, and how annual reviews work outside school. The flexi-schooling guide sets out how part-time school arrangements differ from full elective home education in England, and who has to agree to what. The evidence guide covers the question every home-educating family eventually asks: what records are worth keeping, what a suitable education means in practice, and how to respond proportionately to enquiries. Each guide is source-led, drawing on statutory guidance and the SEND code of practice rather than forum folklore, because in this area the detail of what the law actually says matters.