Elective Home Education

Elective Home Education (EHE) is a term used to describe a choice by parents to provide education for their children at home – or at home and in some other way that they choose, rather than sending them to school. This is different to education provided by a local authority other than at a school, for example for children who are too ill to attend school.

Parents can choose to engage private tutors, other adults, or online tuition, to assist in providing a suitable education, but there is no requirement to do so. There are
other settings which may be used, not just the family home. Such settings may not be regulated in any way so there is no external assurance that they comply with basic
standards, such as proper vetting of staff and safeguarding children

In Sutton, Cognus is commissioned, and wholly owned, by London Borough of Sutton, to provide education services to mainstream schools and specialist education providers in Sutton. 

Cognus have a duty to find out so far as possible whether home educated children are receiving a suitable full-time  education, and report this to the Department for Education. Cognus’ Elective Home Education service offers advice and guidance to schools where families wish to, or have, off-rolled their child to home educate.

For more information, visit www.cognus.org.uk/services/elective-home-education/ or contact the Cognus Inclusion Coordinators by email EHE@cognus.org.uk or on 020 4534 1079 / 020 8323 0412