Help first contact from LEA what do I do ?

[whatsoccuring]

Been Homeedding for 3 weeks now &,this morning a letter arrived from the attendance and inclusion service {LEA?} asking me to submit written details of the provisions I intend to make and that it will be necessary for a senior inclusion officer to visit.

I am also expected to include a time commitment of at least 25 hours (she is learning every waking minute IMO).

How do I respond to this ?

TIa

* It is signed from a legal affairs officer is this normal?

Are you in England, whatsoccuring?

Yes I am ,sorry of I don't answer for a while I have to pop out .

It is generally considered a good plan to respond to this kind of request, so that no-one can claim you've ignored them. But you are entitled to say that you have not long started and will get back to them with details by X date. You also do not have to agree to them visiting you if you don't want to - they are not allowed to insist on this whatever the letter says. Some people decide to have the visit because they are fine with that, others meet at a neutral location, others do it all in writing - all are equally fine according to the legal guidelines.

And the 25 hours is just nonsense - there is no legal definition of full-time when it comes to childrens education, so they are just making that one up.

You can check out the legalities on the Education Otherwise website - it will confirm what AMIS says!

I had a letter like that.

This is a quote from the letter I replied to them nearly two years ago,

"I have been advised by a more knowledgable home ed parent to point out to you:
the "Updated Pupil Registration Regs Guidance & Codes" which state:

"155 School and local authorities should not seek to prevent parents from educating their children outside the school system. There is no requirement for parents to obtain schools and local authorities agreement to educate their children at home. "

I also informed them that I was aware that i didn't need to follow the NC or follow school hours.

I told them that I would be in a better position to supply information in about 6 months time when our home education was more established.

They left me alone.

I heard from them again nearly a year later!

I think it helps if you sound like you know your rights, have loads of support within the HE community and are confident with what you are doing (even if it's a little white lie).

Agree with AMIS they do make things up!
My LA graciously accepted to allow me to HE my dd!! GGGGRRRRRR!!

Just realised I seem to growl a lot in my posts!

Don't worry runnerbean I am growling a lot too