Your home education questions answered

Can my children attend school part time (flexi schooling)?

Part-time attendance is an agreement between a parent and the headteacher of the school the child is registered with. The child attends school part time and in the remaining time is home educated. This is also known as flexi schooling.

Your child must follow the national curriculum while at school but not while home educating. 

If you have a flexi-school arrangement, the school has your child on register. They would not be with the Services to Home Educators team.

What happens if my child attends an online school?

If your child attends an online school, this is still seen as you home educating. So we'll ask for information on where they are studying and annual reviews on their learning and progress.