The role of the council
Every local education authority has to have systems in place to identify all children of compulsory school age in their area who are not registered with a school, and who they can't confirm are receiving suitable education in some way other than at a school.
We can contact the parents to ask them to provide information on what provision is being made for the child or young person. There is no duty on the parent(s) to respond. However, if a parent ignores a request for information, we may conclude that suitable provision of education is not being made.
How we can support you
Where we are aware of home-educated children within Hillingdon, we will:
- provide parents/guardians with information specific to the age of the child - this might include details of exam centres
- aim to contact parents/guardians on an yearly basis to provide the latest EHE information.
Statutory assessments
If you are educating your child at home and you think your child may have special educational needs, you can request a statutory assessment for an Education, Health and Care Plan through us