Home Education in Cumbria

This section is designed to simply explain the basics of elective home-education and the specific role of a Local Authority (LA). It should help you to understand what happens in Cumbria to promote partnership between the LA and families who choose to provide their child(ren) with education 'otherwise' than 'by regular attendance at school'. You may already be an established home educator, with well thought-out ideas about an approach that works for your family. However, many parents have questions and sometimes doubts about how it all works. To help you with this the LA has produced a booklet (see link below).

The authors of this booklet have drawn heavily on the information provided by the national and local organisations supporting and providing for home educating families.

Download Elective Home Education in Cumbria Booklet

If you have questions that are not answered here please contact either of the people below:

Barry Archibald
Education Welfare Service
Children's Services
5 Portland Square
CARLISLE
CA1 1PU
Tel: 01228 60 1181

Marie Barnes
School Improvement Officer
Children's Services
Busher Walk
KENDAL
LA9 4RQ
Tel: 01539 77 3475

Alternatively, the websites and organisations provided hold a lot of information and answers to the most frequently asked questions.