HE
Home Education or Home Educator.
Sometimes referred to as Home Schooling (HS), though this means the child is registered at school and the education provided by the school/LA, the term should not be used in the UK.
EHE
Elective Home Education.
Often used to mean the person/team at the LA that deals with Home Education.
Also known as EHE advisor, Home Education inspectors, teaching monitor and any other name they fancy really!
CME
Children Missing Education.
Sometimes used when referring to the officer who’s role is CME, they are most commonly sent out to unknowns to ascertain how a child is educated and refers on to the EHE once they are told you Home Educate.
Dereg/withdraw
A shortening of the term deregistration, often used to refer to the deregistration letter or the act of deregistering.
The Scottish term is withdraw, the term deregistration is not used there.
LA
This is your Local Authority/council. The term LA is often used with regard to anyone within the education team, whether truancy/Home Education/welfare etc.
EWO
Education welfare officer.
Usually responsible for children not attending school. Also known as truancy officers.
SAO
School Attendance Order, an order served by the LA naming a school you must send your child to when they do not believe a suitable education is placed.
SEN/ALN/ASN
Special educational needs.
Additional learning needs
Additional Support needs.
