Home Schooling

Parents have the primary responsibility for ensuring their children receive a suitable education. Although most parents choose to use schools, an increasing number are exercising their responsibilities directly by providing an education based at home and in the community. Whichever course you take, it is good to talk with your children and take their wishes and feelings about their education into account.

 

This area of the website provides information about home education and Torfaen Council’s responsibility and duties towards home educated children.  It is expected that you as the parent(s) or carers and we, the Local Education Authority (LEA), both aim to ensure that your child has the best possible opportunity for learning during their period of home education. To achieve this aim at its most effective level we need to work together from time to time and be able to communicate on a reasonably regular basis. You may need some help and support and we need to give you the opportunity to present evidence of the systematic learning experience which your child is receiving and to demonstrate your child's continuing educational progress.