Elective Home Education
Dear North East Lincolnshire Council,
1)Please can you provide a copy of the initial contact letter sent to new home educators in your Local Authority?
2)(a)Is the initial contact letter the same whether the parent has deregistered from a school or been home-educating from the start and you become aware of the family some other way?
(b)If they are different please provide a copy of both letters.
3)When was your EHE policy last updated?
4) Were local home educators involved directly in the process of reviewing the EHE policy when it was last updated.
Yours faithfully,
Michelle Zaher
Educational Freedom
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North East Lincolnshire Council
Dear Requester
Thank you for your information request, reference number NELC/31569/2425.
I can confirm that North East Lincolnshire Council holds the following
information
1)Please can you provide a copy of the initial contact letter sent to new
home educators in your Local Authority?
Please see attached.
2)(a)Is the initial contact letter the same whether the parent has
deregistered from a school or been home-educating from the start and you
become aware of the family some other way?
Yes.
(b)If they are different please provide a copy of both letters.
Not applicable.
3)When was your EHE policy last updated?
September 2024.
4) Were local home educators involved directly in the process of reviewing
the EHE policy when it was last updated.
No.
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North East Lincolnshire Council
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