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Publication - Advice and guidance

Home education guidance

Published
23 January 2025
From
Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Education
ISBN
9781836911357

Guidance for local authorities and parents on home education.

View supporting documents Supporting documents

Useful contacts

Home Education Organisations - Scotland

Home education organisations also have local branches affiliated to them. Further information available from the individual organisations.

Scottish Home Education Forum Email: via info@scothomeed.co.uk Website: www.scothomeed.co.uk

Home Education Scotland Email: contact@homeeducationscotland.org.uk Website: www.homeeducationscotland.org.uk

North of Scotland Home Educators Email: norscothe@hotmail.co.uk

Home Education Organisations - UK wide

Please note that some of the information relevant to other parts of the UK may not apply in Scotland.

Education Otherwise

Education Otherwise Association
61 Bridge Street,
Kington,
HR5 3DJ

Tel: 0300 1245690 Email: enquiries@educationotherwise.org Website: www.educationotherwise.org

Home Education Advisory Service

PO Box 98,
Welwyn Garden City,
Herts
AL8 6AN

Tel: 01707 371 854 Email: enquiries@heas.org.uk Website: www.heas.org.uk

Further information

Disclosure Scotland

Disclosure Scotland,
PO Box 250,
Glasgow
G51 1YU

Tel: 0300 020 0040 Email: info@disclosurescotland.co.uk Website: www.disclosurescotland.co.uk

Education Scotland

The national body in Scotland providing advice and support for all matters on the curriculum, and providing a wide range of online services and resources.

Official Correspondence Unit
Education Scotland
Denholm House
Almondvale Business Park
Almondvale Way
Livingston
EH54 6GA

Tel: 0131 244 4330 Email: enquiries@educationscotland.gov.scot Website: www.education.gov.scot

Enquire

The national advice and information service for parents on additional support for learning.

Website: www.enquire.org.uk email: info@enquire.org.uk free confidential helpline: 0345 123 2303

Scottish Government Learning Directorate

Victoria Quay,
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ

Tel: 0131 556 8400 Email: homeeducation@gov.scot

Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)

The national body in Scotland responsible for the development, accreditation, assessment, and certification of qualifications other than degrees.

The Optima,
58 Robertson Street,
Glasgow
G2 8DQ

Telephone Helpdesk: 0345 279 1000 Email: Customer@sqa.org.uk Website: www.sqa.org.uk

Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework

The SCQF is the national qualifications framework for Scotland.

201 W George Street
Glasgow
G2 2LW

Tel: 0141 225 2922 Email: info@scqf.org.uk Website www.scqf.org.uk

Skills Development Scotland (SDS)

Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is Scotland's national skills body.

Skills Development Scotland
Monteith House
11 George Square
Glasgow
G2 1DY

Tel: 0141 285 6000 Email: via www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/contact-us/ Website: www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk

ParentClub

Website www.parentclub.scot

Scottish Council of Independent Schools (SCIS)

Website www.scis.org.uk/

Colleges Scotland

For details of all colleges in Scotland

Argyll Court, Castle Business Park
Stirling, FK9 4TY
United Kingdom

Email policy@collegesscotland.ac.uk Website www.collegesscotland.ac.uk/

Contact

Email: homeeducation@gov.scot

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