Appendix 2: Questions for parents
Considerations
Use these questions and notes to prepare your approach to Home Education. It may be useful to copy and paste this table into your own document.
Question | Supportive notes for your answer | |
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1 | What are your aspirations for your child’s home education? | This could include:
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2 | How do you plan the activities your child completes? |
This could include:
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3 | How do you measure your child’s progress? | This could include:
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4 | Is your child working at a level that's appropriate for their age? | This could include:
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5 | Does the education you provide include a systematic approach to English and Maths in accordance with your child’s age, ability, aptitude and any SEND? If so, what are they? |
This could include:
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6 | How do you provide a broad range of learning opportunities, showing a breadth and depth of knowledge across a variety of subjects, topics and disciplines. Show the appropriate resources being used |
This could include:
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7 | Does the education you provide support your child’s ongoing personal, health, social and emotional needs? Do you include relevant relationship and sex education, where appropriate? |
This could include:
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8 | Does the education you provide promote active citizenship and tolerance of others? If so, how do you do this? | This could include work on:
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9 | Does your child have Special Educational Needs? If so, how are you supporting these needs? |
This could include:
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10 | Would you like to be involved with LA EHE networking? | The LA conduct a termly network / newsletter. Would you like to receive this information? |
11 | Are there any other adults involved in your child’s education? | Eg:
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12 | Please can you let us know why you have chosen elective home education for your child. |
Consider all that apply:
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13 | We would like to hear about how your child feels about their home education. If the child is able, they can answer this section themselves. |
This could include:
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14 | Are there any issues with any schools? If so, which school/s and why? | This could include incidents that have caused you or your child distress at their last school, or that you don't feel that the local school will be able to meet your child’s needs. |
15 | Does your child have an appropriate space to complete their home education? |
This could include dedicated quiet space to work and outside space |
16 | Do you have all of the appropriate equipment for your child? | Eg: books, stationery, Art and craft / Science materials. Play equipment. IT equipment with appropriate filters etc |
17 | Please let us know the amount of time your child is being home educated. | This could include: Sending a copy of their weekly timetable A guide of how long your child will be studying on a typical day / week |
18 | So that we can make as full an assessment as possible, please provide the following evidence: | Samples of your child’s work Copy of your child’s timetable Samples of reports / feedback provided by outside agencies working with your children e.g. tutor companies etc. |
19 | Is there any other information that will be helpful for the EHE team to know? |