Elective Home Education (EHE) training for staff

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding the training provided to staff involved in Elective Home Education (EHE) within your authority.

This request relates to the past five years.

Specifically, I would like to request the following:

1) Training Content and Scope - Details of all formal and informal training provided to EHE staff relating to home education. Information on whether this training includes coverage of the diverse range of home education styles, inspirational educators and pedagogies, including (but not limited to): unschooling, democratic, self -directed, Steiner, Waldorf, Montessori inspired, Charlotte Mason, structured, school-at-home approaches, Classical education, semi structured, Child-led, project-based learning, experiential learning, and eclectic methods.

2) Training Materials - Copies of any training materials, guidance documents, presentations, or manuals used in delivering this training over the past five years.

3) Training Frequency and Requirements - How often EHE staff are required to undertake training related to home education practices.

Whether ongoing professional development in this area is mandatory or optional.

4) External Input and Expertise - Details of any external organisations, consultants, or home education representatives involved in designing or delivering training within the past five years.

5) Any mechanisms in place to incorporate feedback from home educating families into staff training.

6) Assessment and Evaluation - How the effectiveness of EHE training is assessed.

7) Any internal or external evaluations conducted within the past five years regarding staff understanding of the diversity of home education styles and pedagogies, including unschooling approaches.
 

1) Experienced EHE advisors. Who are consultants and responsible for their own personal updating of knowledge on this area. Our consultants are chosen for these skills and have to demonstrate this in their work. We do not provide training to our EHE staff on pedagogy or learning styles. No specific training on EHE as the range of learning is wide and style is specific to child and family.

2) No set training materials. All EHE staff have access to the relevant statutory guidance and Lincolnshire’s EHE Protocol to ensure the LA can discharge its duties in relation to all children who are home educated.

3) No set training materials, or requirements. EHE Consultants are responsible for their own personal updating of knowledge on this area

4) No external organisations deliver training to this authority in relation to EHE.

5) The EHE newsletter is shared with all EHE families every 4-6 weeks and this encourages EHE families to share feedback, or can make requests regarding topics for their newsletters.

6) No assessment or evaluation in place, in respect of EHE training/staff.

7) No internal or external evaluations.