These guidance notes are intended to help parents or carers who have decided to, or who are considering, educating their child at home, rather than at school.
Local authorities have no legal duty to provide financial support to parents who choose to home educate their children.
Before you decide
Does your child have to be educated at school?
No, education is compulsory but not necessarily by attendance at school. The 1996 Education Act states 'it is the dut