R-03-E · Records
Contact from the LA
The Written Response
What to include, what to leave out, and the tone that strikes the right balance — cooperative, clear and boundaried.
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England
Updated August 2026
Records
A Quick Note on Local Authorities.
A practical template and guidance for responding to local authority enquiries about your home education provision.
Highly Recommended: Before drafting your response, read R-02-E · The LA: Rules of Engagement.
The rest of this guide
With an account you get every remaining section, in full — the same headings you see here, written through to the end.
- 02What a Good Written Response Contains.
- 03Educational Philosophy and Introduction.
- 04Tailoring for Special Educational Needs (SEN / EHCP).
- 05Literacy.
- 06Numeracy.
- 07Broadening Their Horizons.
- 08Physical Activity and Social Connections.
- 09Mapping Out Your Resources.
- 10A Closing Assertion.
- 11Written Response Template.
- 12Where to go from here.
