Elective Home Education
Dear Peterborough City 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
Re: FOI202409003324
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Freedom of Information Act response – ref FOI-202409003324
Dear Michelle Zaher,
Your request for information, reference number FOI-202409003324, has now
been considered and the information requested is given below.
Request and Response
1) Please can you provide a copy of the initial contact letter sent to
new home educators in your Local Authority?
Copy 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?
It is the same letter whether a parent or a school has referred through to
the EHE team.
(b) If they are different please provide a copy of both letters.
n/a
3) When was your EHE policy last updated?
2022 - however is currently being reconsidered to ensure it is in line
with the new DFE requirements
4) Were local home educators involved directly in the process of
reviewing the EHE policy when it was last updated.
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