{"id":12749,"date":"2022-03-22T14:42:59","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T14:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/educationandfamilies\/?page_id=12749"},"modified":"2026-02-19T15:20:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T15:20:37","slug":"elective-home-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/elective-home-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Elective home education"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"page-section clearfix has_background_image text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-69972a42d1301\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"parent-banner clearfix no-padding\" id=\"block_acf-block-69972a42d133f\"><div class=\"banner-outer\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"banner-show parent-banner-outer parent-banner-1\" data-aos=\"fade\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x banner-top\"><div class=\"medium-8 large-8 cell medium-order-1 content-1\"><div class=\"banner-content\"><header><h1>Elective home education<\/h1><\/header><p>Information for parents and carers in Devon who are considering educating their children at home, as well as for existing home educators.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-69972a42d1c5d\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-69972a42d222d\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"multi-column-cards clearfix show-border\" id=\"block_acf-block-69972a42d22b2\" ><header class=\"content-header\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x align-center\"><div class=\"cell small-10 medium-9 large-8\"><h2 class=\"show-for-sr text-center\">Elective home education (EHE) topics<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"content-cards text-dark\"><ul class=\"grid-x small-up-12 medium-up-2 large-up-3 grid-margin-x\"><li class=\"cell content-outer col-1\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/elective-home-education\/new-home-educators-your-questions-answered\/\">New home educators &#8211; your questions answered<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Answers to some common questions about EHE<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-2\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/elective-home-education\/early-years\/\">Early years<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Ideas for early years play-based activities<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-3\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/elective-home-education\/resources\/\">Primary educational resources<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Useful online resources for primary and secondary aged children<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-4\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/elective-home-education\/educational-resources\/\">Secondary educational resources<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Numerous resources to support education<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-5\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/elective-home-education\/guidelines-for-presenting-work\/\">Demonstrating a suitable education<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>How to demonstrate the suitability of your child&#8217;s education<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-6\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/elective-home-education\/health\/\">Health<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>How to access health services in Devon<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-7\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/elective-home-education\/safeguarding\/\">Safeguarding<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>The safeguarding agencies and resources you need to be aware of to keep children safe, including internet safety<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-8\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/elective-home-education\/support-for-children-with-special-educational-needs-and-disabilities-send\/\">Support for children with SEND<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Some of the important things to consider when educating a child with SEND<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-9\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/elective-home-education\/qualifications-and-exams\/\">Qualifications and exams<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Considerations and how to prepare if your child is taking GCSE exams<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-10\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/elective-home-education\/making-the-transition-to-school-or-college\/\">Making the transition to school or college<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Information intended to support you to assist your child\u2019s return to school<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-11\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/elective-home-education\/workshops-and-clubs\/\">Support groups, clubs and more<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Some of the activities and workshops provided by clubs in Devon<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-12\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/elective-home-education\/alternative-provision-14-16\/\">Alternative provision 14-16<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Information about the options for alternative provision for 14 and 15-year-old home learners<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-13\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/elective-home-education\/post-16-options\/\">Post-16 options<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>The options available when your child reaches the age of 16<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell 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