Elective Home Education (EHE)

Information for Elective Home Educators during the Coronnavirus Crisis.
Links to the educational sites whilst educating children at home due to COVID-19 restrictions:
Keeping your child safe online. Below are some useful links to help parents and carers:
Support 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:
|
Elective Home Education
Information for families Electively Home Educating in Torbay
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 –
(1) to their age, ability and aptitude, and
(2) 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 examination costs, curriculum materials or additional resources. The decision to educate your child at home is a big step; it will take a considerable amount of your time, energy and money. Please read through the guidelines booklet below if you are considering elective home education.
Home Education Guidelines
A guide to help parents/carers understand what may be involved if they are considering electively home educating their child outside the school system
If you decide to electively home educate and your child currently attends a school, it is important to inform the school by writing to the Headteacher.
If you are electively home educating in Torbay, please complete the voluntary registration form and return this to ehe@torbay.gov.uk. This can be downloaded by clinking on the tab below.
Download the home education voluntary registration form
Once the local authority is aware that a child is electively home educated, the EHE Team will contact parents to request information on the education at home.
Torbay Elective Home Education Team contact information:
Email: ehe@torbay.gov.uk
Tel No: 01803 206473 Business Support, Elective Home Education Team
Postal address: Elective Home Education Team, Torbay Education, 2nd Floor, Electric House, Castle Circus, Torquay, TQ1 3DR
EHE Lead Professional: David Bevan
Senior Head of Vulnerable Students Team: Dan Hamer
For more information about Elective Home Education, explore this web page and all the information and resources it provides.
A copy of the Elective Home Education Policy and Procedures document can be requested by contacting the Elective Home Education Team.
Torbay Council work hard to provide our customers with the best possible service. Many people wish to compliment us on what we do for example where a member of staff has been particularly helpful or polite or where a service has exceeded expectation or where a policy has resulted in great customer satisfaction. Sometimes, however, we are unable to meet our customers’ expectations, and as with compliments, when we have done something well, we use any complaints as learning points to try and improve our services. Any complaint about the Elective Home Education Team, should be through the central councils complaints procedure, which can be found at https://www.torbay.gov.uk/council/get-in-touch/feedback/
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.
Hope programme - parents wellbeing course
Take control of your health & wellbeing - for parents caring for children over 4 yrs old. To register or more info, please call 01803 210493 or email hope.devon@nhs.net
Real Life English
Free courses in English for speakers of other languages.
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.
UNLEASHED THEATRE COMPANY YOUTH CHOIR - Launch Thursday 9th June
Please see further information please see Unleashed Theatre Company TORBAY | Facebook or for the registration form for the NEW FREE Youth Choir in the downloads section of this webpage. The Youth Choir will be for 11 - 18 year olds. It will run every Thursday after school from 4.30-6.30 from Thursday 9th June. The Youth Choir will be involved in the Unleashed Teatre Company's next big production "Under One Roof 3" at the Princess Theatre on the 16th October.
Play Torbay Adventure playgrounds Free Play Sessions - book your spaces early to avoid disappointment
- Fort Apache - open access adventure playground in the heart of Torquay
- Indigos - a place to build dens, slide, swing, toast marshmallows on a fire and generally ‘hang out’ in Brixham
Healthy Holidays - Holiday activities and food programme 2022 (HAF)
Free activities with lunch included for children aged 5 to 16 years who are eligible for benefits-related free school meals.
Orchard Forest School events and activities at Lupton House
- Half term Julilee Forest School Sessions
- Home Ed’s Go Wild Tuesday 7th Sept 12.30-2.30pm - pay on the day
For more info including costs of each event and how to book spaces please see Orchard Forest School - Home | Facebook or contact orchardforestsch@gmail.com
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
- Torbay Elective Home Education Team
- Telephone
- 01803 206473
- ehe@torbay.gov.uk
- Website
- https://www.torbay.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/home-education/
Other Details
- Related links
-
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
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
IXL - 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
projectEVOLVE - Free resources related to online safety
UK Safer Internet Centre - 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 for KS2, KS3, GCSE and A Levels
e-Bug - free resources to Help your child learn how to prevent the spread of infection.
Sustrans - 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
Code Kingdoms - 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).
MindGammer - 100% free daily brain workouts which enhance memory, concentration and brain health
Pixelart - Pixel drawing programme
Google Earth - The world's most detailed globe - free
YouTube Kids - 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.
BBC Teach - thousands of free curriculum-mapped videos, arranged by age-group and subject.
TED Talks - 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
Hungry Little Minds campaign - features tips and practical activities, for children under 5, that you can do at home with children to support their early learning
Tiny Happy People campaign - Lockdown advice for early years - Explore our simple activities and play ideas
National Literacy Trust - Words for Life
ELSA Support – Free resources that support social and emotional learning
Chatterpack – Free Home Learning Resources List for Schools and Families
BookTrust - free online books and videos, play games, win prizes, test your knowledge in our book-themed quizzes, or even learn how to draw some of your favourite characters.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are free online courses available for anyone to enroll.
South West Academic Trust - Conference resources
InvestIN - Immersive Career Experiences for children and young people ages aged 12-18
ExemplarEducation - Online Maths & English tuition from year 1 to GCSE - From only £12/week per family.
Toe by Toe – Reading manual for dyslexia (toe-by-toe.co.uk)
Eventbrite - online and other events (costs given for each event)
Udemy - Choose from 155,000 online video courses with new additions published every month - some even free
Learning Games for Kids - american free learning games
Rise Above - Talking about things that matter to young poeple
OpenLearn - the home of free learning from The Open University
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