Home Education Evidence Generator
Your evidence of education, written for you
Jot down what your child has been doing and get a tidy summary of a suitable education, in the language local authorities recognise. Copy or print it in seconds.
About this period
What has your child been learning?
Jot a line or two under any that apply. Leave the rest blank, they will not appear.
The wider picture
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Councils keep changing what they ask home educating families for, and the register law lands in 2027. If what you need to send them changes, I will tell you.
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Know someone whose council is asking questions?
A free tool that turns a few notes into a tidy summary of suitable education, in the language councils recognise.
This is information, not legal advice
Darling Mellow is a parenting website. We are not solicitors, we are not regulated to give legal advice, and nothing here is advice about your particular child or situation. We write about the law in England, we date everything and we link our sources so you can check them. Deadlines and duties change, and only you know your full circumstances, so please take proper advice before making a decision that matters.
Where to get free or regulated advice
- Your local SENDIASS. Free, confidential and impartial, and every council in England must provide one. Find yours through your council’s SEND Local Offer, or via GOV.UK.
- IPSEA. A charity with legally trained advisers, giving free advice on SEND law in England. Their guidance is the best free legal explanation available.
- Legal aid, through Civil Legal Advice on 0345 345 4345 (Monday to Friday 9am to 8pm, Saturday 9am to 12.30pm). Special educational needs is one of the areas still covered. Legal aid can fund advice and help preparing a SEND Tribunal appeal, though not representation at the hearing itself. Check whether you qualify with the official legal aid checker.
- A solicitor regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Find an education law specialist through the Law Society’s Find a Solicitor, and you can confirm anyone is genuinely regulated on the SRA register.
If you are in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, the law and the services differ and you should use your own nation’s guidance.