Freedom of information response

Elective Home Education Team

Publication date: 
Wednesday 28 February 2024
Request: 

1) How many staff members make up your elective home education team? 

2) How many staff members from your Elective Home Education team are members of the Association of Elective Home Education Professionals (AEHEP)?

3) How many staff that come under the line management of your director of children's services are members of the Association of Elective Home Education Professionals (AEHEP)?

4) Is your director of children's services a member of the Association of Elective Home Education Professionals (AEHEP)?

5) How many attendances have those staff members made at AEHEP meetings within the previous 12 months (i) face to face; (ii) virtually?

Response: 

1) How many staff members make up your elective home education team? We do not have an independent EHE team. The School Attendance Support Team employ one full time EHE Officer and the Education Engagement Offices have EHE responsibilities. The team consist of 6 officers in total.

2) How many staff members from your Elective Home Education team are members of the Association of Elective Home Education Professionals (AEHEP)? 1

3) How many staff that come under the line management of your director of children's services are members of the Association of Elective Home Education Professionals (AEHEP)? None

4) Is your director of children's services a member of the Association of Elective Home Education Professionals (AEHEP)? No

5) How many attendances have those staff members made at AEHEP meetings within the previous 12 months (i) face to face; (ii) virtually? 2 – virtually

Please note: AEHEP is the national group into which each of the regional groups feedback. Only the Chair and/or Vice Chair of each regional EHE group sit on the AEHEP national Board. No formal membership processes/fees are involved with either the AEHEP or regional EHE groups and attendance at regional meetings is completely voluntary and intended to provide an opportunity for EHE colleagues to network, share ideas/approaches/challenges and discuss their roles with colleagues in a similar position, albeit in another LA.

Request reference:
FOI 13462