Last updated: 23 June 2026

Free Home Education Record Pack

A free sample home education record pack that you can use as a template for your LA report

Use your browser's print dialog to print the pack or save it as a PDF.

Use what helps - this isn't an official form

Every family is different, and local authorities may ask for different things. This pack is just a helpful starting point - not legal advice or a form you have to use. Daily logs, attendance, hours and reports are not required everywhere. Check the current rules where you live and read any request you receive carefully.

1

Use what helps

Print out the form and fill in the sections that suit your family and leave the rest.

2

Pick useful examples

A few clear examples are often better than trying to record every moment.

3

Look back now and then

Use the summary pages to spot progress, interests and possible next steps.

1. Learner and record overview

Learner name

Age or year range

Optional

Period covered

From / to

Parent or carer

How we learn and what we're interested in

Add a few notes about how learning usually happens, current interests and anything you want to focus on.

2. Dated activity record

Use one line for an activity worth remembering. Duration and evidence are optional.

DateActivity or experienceLearning noticedAreaOptional evidence

3. Learning-area summary

Rename, combine or skip these summaries. They're only prompts - you don't have to follow a set curriculum.

Language, reading and communication

Examples, resources, progress or next steps

Mathematics and problem solving

Examples, resources, progress or next steps

Science, nature and technology

Examples, resources, progress or next steps

Humanities, culture and community

Examples, resources, progress or next steps

Creative and practical learning

Examples, resources, progress or next steps

Physical, social and emotional development

Examples, resources, progress or next steps

4. Progress and reflection

What has become easier or more independent?

What interests or questions kept returning?

What worked especially well?

What would we like to try or explore next?

What does the learner think about this period?

5. External provider details

Use this if it's helpful. This could be a tutor, club, course, group or online programme.

Provider name

Type of activity

Contact or website

Location or online

Dates attended

Typical frequency or time

6. Optional attendance and hours

Fill this in only if it helps your own planning or someone has specifically asked for it. Home educators across the UK are not all required to track days or hours.

Learning days

Approximate hours

Period covered

Context or notes

7. Term or annual summary

A short overview of your home education

Useful activities and experiences

Progress, skills and growing independence

Resources, groups, visits or providers used

Priorities for the next period

Prefer to build the record as you go?

Homeschooly keeps activity notes, learning areas and optional evidence together, then turns the same records into a report when you need one.

See the record-keeping app

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