UK home education law.

The exact letter, where to send it and what happens in the 48 hours after you press send.

A calm, specific checklist for the first three days after you take your child off the school roll. What to do. What to leave. What happens next.

The three letter types, what they actually mean, how long you have to reply and the one sentence to look for before you do anything.

Two short scripts, the question about goodbyes, the thing to ask for on the way out and how to handle playdates afterwards.

Flexi-schooling lets a child attend school some days and be home-educated on the rest. It is legal, but the school has no obligation to agree. Here is how to ask, what to do if they say no, and the practical wrinkles around free school meals, EHCPs and attendance codes.

The register is a duty on local authorities to identify and record children who are not in school, introduced by the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2025. Here is what is in force, what is still coming and what it changes day to day.

The short answer is yes, in almost every case. The longer answer depends on whether your child is at a mainstream or a special school and on whether the EHCP names the school. Here is the law and the process.

Section 7, Section 436A, Section 437 and one important case, explained without the jargon. What councils can ask, what they cannot and where to get help.

Northern Ireland has its own statute (the Education and Libraries (NI) Order 1986) and a single Education Authority for the whole nation. Here is the law, the process and the first calls.

The Scottish process is not the English one. If your child has been at a state school, you need the council's consent before you withdraw. Here is the law and how the process actually works.

Welsh home education sits under the same Section 7 as England but with its own Welsh Government guidance, its own local-authority culture and its own Welsh-language considerations. Here is what is different.

The short answer is no, they cannot come in without your consent. Here is what the law actually says, what the LA can reasonably ask and how to reply.

No, and no. You do not have to follow the National Curriculum, and you do not have to follow any curriculum. Here is what that actually means and what the LA does want to see.

A reference glossary of the safeguarding terms English local authorities use, from Early Help to Child Protection plan, each in one paragraph, with what is voluntary and what is compelling.

Safeguarding referrals about home-educating families do happen. Your rights, the specific calls to make today and what not to do while you are frightened.

The serious end of the LA process. Plain-English explanation, the fifteen-day clock and the calls to make before you reply.

The case law, the four things the LA is actually looking for and a one-page educational-provision statement you can adapt.