Policies and DfE guidance

Gloucestershire County Council's EHE policy is also available on the public website.

For information relevant to schools, please see the 5 min guide for Schools leaflet (this leaflet has been written for schools).

In April 2019 the Department for Education revised its guidance on EHE and this can be viewed in full here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/elective-home-education.

Gloucestershire County Council’s policy on Elective Home Education has been updated in response to the publication of the revised guidance produced by the DfE in April 2019.

Elective Home Education policy - Updated November 2024