Who should I notify about EHE?
If you have a child with an Education, Health and Care Plan and they are attending a special school under arrangements made by us, additional permission is required from the SEN team before the child's name can be removed from the register. This is so we can ensure your child's needs continue to be met and reviewed on an annual basis.
If your child is currently in school and you want to begin EHE, you must write your child's school, informing them that you wish to remove your child from the school roll, as you will be taking responsibility for providing education at home. You need to do this, so that the school can legally remove your child from the register.
If your child is not currently in school, you do not need to notify anyone of your intention to electively home educate but you can notify us by completing a parent self-referral form, and we can provide you with relevant advice and support.
Complete a parent self-referral form
We strongly recommend that you also tell your GP, and any health services you use, that your child is being educated at home. So that your child can continue to get the health checks and immunisations that they would have received through school.
Please note: While we encourage parents to maintain a dialogue with us, there is no requirement to do so.
If you are a professional or another local authority and have been made aware of a child(ren) who is being electively home educated, you can notify us by completing a professional EHE referral form.
Complete a professional EHE referral form
If you are a school outside of the borough of Hillingdon and have been made aware of a child(ren) who is being electively home educated within Hillingdon, you can notify us by completing a out of borough school's EHE referral form.