Elective Home Education (EHE)

BELS 
Barnet Education & Learning Service (BELS) is a local authority-controlled company which is responsible for providing the Council's Education & Skills service to Barnet schools (and other Education settings).  The service includes School Admissions, SEND and Inclusion, Education Welfare, and the Post 16 team.

School Admissions 
The School Admissions Team are responsible for supporting you with new school applications, whether that's during school transfer times (pre-school to school or Primary to Secondary) or any other time during the school year (In Year Applications). 02083597651
School admissions | Barnet Council

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SEND and Inclusion
The SEND Teams help children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities.
The teams are comprised of:
SEND Team / Assessment and Planning Case Workers and Annual Review officers. The SEND officers manage EHCP documentation making sure all relevant, up to date, information is collated so that an EHCP accurately reflects the child. Email: senadmin@barnet.gov.uk
Educational Psychology Team - You can contact the EP Team directly for advice by emailing: Email: educationalpsychology@barnet.gov.uk

Autism Spectrum Disorder/BEAM Team 
Hearing Impairment (HI) 
Visual Impairment (VI) 
Inclusion Advisory Team / SALT Speech and Language Therapist SEMH

Physical Disability Team 
You can find a wealth of information about the above teams and the SEND Local Offer on the Local Offer Website: www.barnetlocaloffer.org.uk 
Visit the Local Offer pages if your child has an EHCP or you are thinking of applying for an EHCP. 
The  SEND Code of Practice can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-code-of-practice-0-to-25   Chapters 10:30 -10:38 are EHE specific.

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Education Welfare Team 
The Education Welfare Team support families and schools to ensure children and Young People are attending school or are in education in some other setting, such as Elective Home Education.
The Education Welfare Team comprises of:
Education Welfare Officers 
Children Missing Education Officer
Child licensing and child employment officer (Contact Will Adnams on will.adnams@barnet.gov.uk for information on Child Employment Laws and regulations and Child performance Licenses) 
Elective Home Education Advisory Teacher and business support officer.
The Education Welfare Team also support children and young people who are at risk of permanent exclusion or who are being permanently excluded from their mainstream school setting. 
Email: ewt@barnet.gov.uk

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Post 16 Team
The BEETS Team (Barnet Education Employment and Training Support) works to support young people in Barnet between the ages of 13 and 19 by providing high quality information, advice and guidance (careers guidance) regarding post 16 options. This support is provided in a range of community venues, as well as schools and colleges.
Home educated young people will be contacted by the Post 16 Team following their final day in compulsory education - usually the last Friday in June of the school year the young person turns 16.
02083592011
www.bels.org.uk and press on the post 16 link. 

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Virtual School
The Barnet Virtual School supports the education of all young people who are looked after by the borough of Barnet and all those who have been previously looked after up to the age of 25. 0208 359 4534. barnet.virtualschool@barnet.gov.uk     
www.barnetvs.org