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Please provide the following information: 1. Understanding scale and nature of elective home education in your area: 1a. Have you seen an increase in the total number of children who are home educated during the last 6 years (2018/19-2023/24)? (yes/no/don’t know) Yes 1b. Can you give us the total number of children who were EHE in the year 2018/19 and 2023/24? (yes/no/don’t know) 2018/19: 1,940 2023/24: 3,515 1c. Has there has been an increase in the number of children on a Child in Need plan who are EHE over the last 6 years? (yes/no/don’t know) Yes 1d. Has there been an increase in the number of children on a Child Protection plan who are EHE over the last 6 years? (yes/no/don’t know) Yes 2. Understanding resource attributed to monitor and support EHE families in your area 2a. At the time of this request, how many FTE staff are allocated to monitor and support EHE families? 4.1 FTE 2b. Has the number of FTE staff allocated to monitor and support EHE increased over past 6 years? (yes/no/don’t know) No 2c. How many visits did your local authority make to EHE families in the year 2023/24? 408 2d. Has the number of total visits increased over the past 6 years (2018/19- 2023/24)? (yes/no/don’t know) No 2e. Has the number of school attendance orders increased over the past 6 years (2018/19-2023/24)? (yes/no/don’t know) Yes |