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Elective home education

Last updated on 22 January 2025

Elective Home Education (EHE)

Elective home education is a term used to describe a choice and decision by parents to provide education for their children at home or in some other way which they choose, instead of sending them to school. This is different to education provided by a local authority otherwise than at a school - for example, tuition for children who are too ill to attend school.

For more information regarding Home Education in Hertfordshire, please visit:

Hertfordshire.Gov.UK: educating your child at home

If you have any questions regarding Elective Home Education please contact ehe@hertfordshire.gov.uk

The DfE Guidance for Elective Home Education

Gov.UK: Elective home education: guidance for local authorities

Last updated on 22 January 2025