Updates for home educators

Annual Flu Vaccination 2024 Information

The School Aged Immunisation Team IOW, are now offering the annual flu vaccination for all children from Reception to Year 11.  We have recently communicated this information to parents of all registered EHE children. If you have not received this either by email or post, please contact the EHE team to ensure the records we hold for you are accurate.

The E-consent form is now open for parent/carers to be able to consent or opt-out of the flu vaccination.  Please complete the online form even if you do not want your child to receive the vaccine.

If you have any questions, or if you are unable to complete the online consent form, directly contact the School Aged Immunisation Team:

 

IW College Provision for September 2025

We have recently contacted parents of all registered EHE students in Years 9 and 10 regarding the arrangements for registering their child’s interest in attending College from September 2025.

This course is for EHE students who have been successfully home educated for at least 12 months prior to the start of the course in September 2025 and you will need to register your interest before the end of March 2025.

If you have not received this communication (check junk/spam folders) contact us at electivehomeeducation@iow.gov.uk

IOW Wellbeing Service

The aim of the service is to support parents and carers of children and young people living on the Isle of Wight who are experiencing distressing or challenging behaviours.

The Isle of Wight Wellbeing Service works with families to help develop children’s positive behaviour and emotional wellbeing from Year R to Year 7. 

To receive support from the Isle of Wight Wellbeing Service, you as a parent need to seek a referral from any member of staff working within health care. This could be your GP, Health Visitor, School Nurse, Paediatrician, OT, CAMHS or any other staff working within health care with whom you may already be involved.

Workshops

The IOW Wellbeing Service run workshops. You do not need to be referred to the service to access these. A lot of the courses are based online

  • What’s Behind the Behaviour
  • Child to Parent Violence and Aggression
  • Boundaries and Expectations
  • Navigating Neurodivergence
  • Supporting the anxious child

For more information or to reserve a place on a workshop email mitch.burson@iow.gov.uk

Contact the Elective Home Education team (EHE)

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