Between 2016 and 2021, ADCS issued an annual elective home education (EHE) survey to capture the number and characteristics of children and young people known to be home educated. The surveys aimed to understand the reasons behind a family’s decision to electively home educate, how local authorities (LA) across the country are supporting these families, and how any available resources are being deployed in this area.
The 2021 survey sought to capture the impact of Covid-19 across the 2020/21 academic year where schools experienced closures due to national lockdown and Covid outbreaks. This was the final EHE survey issued by ADCS. Government has collected EHE data since.
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