Elective Home Education (EHE)

Information for Elective Home Educators (released as part of the COVID-19 Government response, April 2020)
We have also include a link to the educational sites that all parents have been offered whilst they are educating their children at home due to COVID-19 restrictions:
In addition: 1) For parents with children under 5 years old, who have not yet started school, the Department for Education (DfE)’s Hungry Little Minds campaign features tips and practical activities that you can do at home with children to support their early learning. There are many simple ways to help your children learn and it does not have to feel like ‘learning’. Having everyday conversations, make-believe play, and reading together, all make a big difference to your child’s development. You can find more ideas and content from the BBC’s Tiny Happy People campaign and the National Literacy Trust Family Zone. The Department for Education also has guidance for parents of children aged 2 to 4 years and primary school age to support learning at home. 2) There is also support available to keep your child safe online. Below are some useful links to help parents and carers:
3) Finally: What support is available to parents to help them maintain their family’s wellbeing whilst home educating? Social connections, alongside exercise, sleep, diet and routine, are important protective factors for mental health. Public Health England’s Rise Above platform supports young people around wellbeing and is worth a visit. Social isolation, reduced exercise, and bereavement, may affect children’s wellbeing in this period. Resources to promote and support children and young people’s mental wellbeing also include:
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The law requires every child of statutory school age to be educated, either by regular attendance at school or, if parents choose, at home, providing the child receives an efficient full-time education suitable –
- to their age, ability and aptitude, and
- to any special educational needs they may have.
If you choose to make your own arrangements to educate your child at home you will be fully responsible. The Local Authority does not provide any assistance with costs, materials, curriculum or any other advice. The decision to educate your child at home is a big step; it will take a considerable amount of your time, energy and money.
If you choose to home educate, you will need to inform in writing, the school your child currently attends. Please also complete the voluntary registration form (which you can find in the downloads section on the right-hand side of this webpage) and return this to pupil.services@torbay.gov.uk.
It is the Local Authority’s responsibility to look at the quality of your provision of home education.
You will get a home visit from the EHE quality assurance officer who will want to see evidence of the teaching and learning you are doing with your child.
Please read through the Guidelines booklet for parents considering home education.
Once you have worked out your home education programme, we advise you to complete and return the Elective Home Education Programme booklet and return it to Torbay Education, for the attention of david.bevan@torbay.gov.uk
South Devon College - Elective Home Education Scheme
Please click the image below to learn more about this very successful programme, which provides a broad and diverse Key Stage 4 curriculum for learners in year 10 & 11.
Doorstep Arts
Doorstep Arts are the creative education company in residence at the Palace Theatre, Paignton. They also provide 14 drama groups across Torbay at key doorstep sites – youth clubs, church halls and schools. The young people who attend these groups range in age from 0-25. They write their own stories and songs, and they explore original ideas through drama process, play, and imagination. The groups provide safe educational spaces to experiment with what it means to be an artist and to explore your own voice.
Safer Internet Day – 11th February 2020
It’s not too late to plan for this and there are plenty of free resources available. The UK Safer Internet Centre has launched the 11th annual Childnet Film Competition which is open to all schools and youth organisations across the UK. This year Childnet, a UKSIC partner, is inviting young people aged 7-18 to take on the challenge of creating a short film in response to this year’s theme:
We want an internet where we’re free to…
Childnet is looking for films that have a clear message about the positive ways young people can use the internet. The challenge for young people is to create a film that tells us what they want from a future internet and what they believe people should be free to be online. The competition closes in June 2020 and details can be found on the website along with many resources: https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/blog/childnet-film-competition-launched-celebrate-safer-internet-day
Instagram -Online Bullying: Instagram has introduced a new anti-bullying feature that notifies people when their comment may be considered offensive before it’s posted. The intervention gives people a chance to reflect and undo their comment and prevents the recipient from receiving the harmful comment.
Source: Instagram Date: 08 July 2019 Guidance at https://instagram-press.com/blog/2019/07/08/our-commitment-to-lead-the-fight-against-online-bullying/
Please also scroll down for weblinks related to Elective Home Education that you may find useful.
There are also a wide range of online forums that you may wish to explore yourself.
Who to contact
- Contact Name
- David Bevan
- Telephone
- 01803 206473
- david.bevan@torbay.gov.uk
- Website
- https://www.torbay.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/home-education/
Other Details
- Related links
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Education Otherwise
Home education in the uk
BBC Bitesize
Activity Village - free and subscrition educational resources, crafts, colouring pages, worksheets and other activities
Alison - limited access free online courses from the world’s leading experts.
Barclays Lifeskills - Helping young people develop lifelong skills
Twinkl - loads of free and pay for education resources and activities
CGP Books - Subject workbooks to buy
Cambridge Assessment English - free activities and resources
Oxford Owl - Activities and resources to help with English skills
World Book Day - Activities and resources to assist with English skills (lots free to download)
ConquerMaths - subscription online tutor service
MyMaths - subscription activities and resources
Maths is Fun - free activities and resources
Crickweb - free educational interactive teaching resources and activities & games for children aged 4 - 11
Primary Leap - subscription educational resources for Early Years and Primary aged children
ILX - subscription educational activities to assist in Maths and English skills (free trial daily limit)
Torbay Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
Safety Centre - give advice about Making Children Safer Online
Tech Lego workshop provider
Math Antics - free video lessons in maths (including arithmetics, fractions, geometry, percents & basic algibra)
Science (periodic tables, particals and attomic orbitals in words and pictures free to download and print)
Educational App store - lots of both free and subscription apps to download
A fantastic subscription online learning platform for Maths and English covering the whole curriculum from Reception to Year 11
Mathseeds - A subscription service that combines highly structured lessons with fun motivational elements to teach core math and problem solving skills
Reading eggs - A subscription service that makes learning to read interesting and engaging
Primary workshops and ideas from Montessori
free Photo Editing/Digital Art package
youtube tutorial that tells you how to use "GIMP" free Photo Editing/Digital Art package
Doorstep Arts - a non-profit arts education organisation based in Torbay that run 14 drama groups across Torbay.
National Citizenship Service
Sound Communities
South Devon Tech Jam
YOUTH GENESIS ACTIVITIES
Reporting Online Concerns
Are You OK? - Support for Families, adults and children.
Kooth - Free, safe and anonymous online support for young people
Science Sparks - Free Science activities using only equipment and materials commonly found around the home
ChatterStars - Boosting vocabulary app
Free resources related to online safety
Free games, quizzes, films and advice to help you get the most out of the internet while staying safe online
Seneca - Lots of free revision materials
e-bug free resources to Help your child learn how to prevent the spread of infection.
To get children more active ‘Sustrans’ offers interesting educational activities designed to get kids moving about. Just sign up as a family and they send you challenges to complete.
Global Health Home School - free activities so children can explore health, science, and staying safe from the comfort of home
subscription packages from £9.99 per month on learning how to make your own Minecraft mods and Roblox games with Code Kingdoms. For ages 8-14.
Times Tables Rock Stars - subscription required for this sequenced programme to boost times tables recall and maths confidence (comprising a website, app, worksheets and teacher resources).
100% free daily brain workouts which enhance memory, concentration and brain health
Pixel drawing programme
The world's most detailed globe - free
contained environment that makes it simpler and more fun for children to explore on their own, and easier for parents and caregivers to guide their journey as they discover new and exciting interests along the way.
thousands of free curriculum-mapped videos, arranged by age-group and subject.
Talks to stir your curiosity
Talks to stir your curiosity
The Home Schooling App - helps you securely capture your child’s progress through pictures, videos, documents or notes (Free trial)
NASA Kids' Club - Lots of free Space themed activities and downloads
DK Find Out! - free fun facts, videos and quizzes
Local Offer
- Description
Parents who choose to electively home educate children who have Special Educational Needs may find it useful to look at resource pages, on the Torbay Local Offer, relevant to their childs needs:
SEN Early Years Resources - this suit of resources was created to give Early Years Practitioners and Parents/Carers easy access to relevant information and resources. Although the resources are targeted at young children, many of them are also useful for any children who are developmentaly delayed.
- Play Skills & Learning (SEN Early Years Resources)
- Communication & Interaction (SEN Early Years Resources)
- Physical & Sensory including Toilet Training (SEN Early Years Resources)
- Personal, Social and Emotional (SEN Early Years Resources)
Hearing Impairment Resources - these are suitable for any child or young person with hearing impairment.
SEN Support Resources for Pupils/Students with Dyslexia - the majority of these resources are taken from or adapted from the former National Strategies.
SEND Support resources for pupils/students with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN)
Resources for understanding and supporting Children and Young People with Autism