Home schooling

Parents responsibility for home schooling

Educating your children at home instead of sending them to school is called home schooling, also known as elective home education.

Home tuition or any other type of education given to you by your local council is not home schooling. 

For information on what:

  • you need to do if you home school
  • the law says about home schooling
  • how we will be involved with your home schooling
  • SEN and home schooling
read our elective home education guidelines

    If you choose to home school your child you will need to:

    • register for home schooling with us (Barnet Council) and
    • tell us how you will home school by completing the statement of provision form

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    Register for home schooling

    Tell us how you will provide home schooling (statement of provision)

    Statement of provision

    Our responsibility for home schooling

    All children of compulsory school age living in Barnet must receive a full time education suitable for their age, ability and any special educational needs they may have.

     

    Contact

    First Contact
    North London Business Park (NLBP)
    Oakleigh Road South
    London
    N11 1NP

    Telephone: 020 8359 2000