When Isolation Can Become a Concern in Home Education
by Gemma A lot of conversations around home education and “socialisation” end up revolving…
Educational Freedom is a non-profit organisation providing Home Education information and support. Our primary purpose is ensuring all Home Educators have access to FREE information and support. We aim to provide everything you could ever need to know about Home Education.
A great way of ensuring your Home Education journey goes smoothly is to read all of this website. The menu at the top will help you navigate each section.
Making the decision to Home Educate can be daunting. But be assured that there is plenty of support out there! There are lots of families that have been in your situation, and we have supported tens of thousands of them.
Read through all of our website to learn all about Home Education. Use the menu to navigate through all of our pages especially the WHAT TO DO FIRST page for your country. Navigating through each page in turn really will help you understand everything you need to do. Then move on to the dealing with the LA section.
PLEASE NOTE: MOST PAGES SHOULD NOT BE READ AS A STAND ALONE PAGE, ENSURE YOU READ THE INFO IN OTHER MENTIONED PAGES TOO.
Where to find us after you've read our website.
These are articles and news updates, to be read as extra to the rest of our site.
Here’s a sneak peak at our public FB page feed where we share factual info as well as fun memes. Join our closed group for advice and to chat to other home educators.
If something isn’t working, you can change it, immediately. You don’t need permission, approval, or a formal process. You can switch resources, adjust routines, or try new methods. This flexibility allows you to respond to your child’s needs in real time. Changing your approach is not a sign of uncertainty, it’s a sign of responsiveness.
The DfE have asked us to share these job vacancies. We would be very grateful for your support in helping to promote and share the following job opportunities within the Department for Education. The Department for Education is recruiting four roles to help implement the Children Not in School measures in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act: Children Not in School Training Lead - Home Education Experience - Civil Service Jobs - GOV.UK https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cgi?SID=am9ibGlzdF92aWV3X3ZhYz0yMDAwODMwJnVzZXJzZWFyY2hjb250ZXh0PTE5Mjk1MzQ4MyZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZwYWdlY2xhc3M9Sm9icyZwYWdlYWN0aW9uPXZpZXd2YWNieWpvYmxpc3Qmc2VhcmNocGFnZT0xJm93bmVyPTUwNzAwMDAmc2VhcmNoc29ydD1zY29yZSZyZXFzaWc9MTc4MTAwOTg0MC00M2ZiZjFmMTdmZTRhYjQzOWQ5ZWQ5YTRhZjZmNWU4MzVjYjlhNDll Children Not in School Training Lead - Local Authority Experience - Civil Service Jobs - GOV.UK https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cgi?SID=am9ibGlzdF92aWV3X3ZhYz0yMDAwODM1Jm93bmVyPTUwNzAwMDAmc2VhcmNocGFnZT0xJnBhZ2VjbGFzcz1Kb2JzJnVzZXJzZWFyY2hjb250ZXh0PTE5Mjk1OTI0MiZwYWdlYWN0aW9uPXZpZXd2YWNieWpvYmxpc3Qmb3duZXJ0eXBlPWZhaXImc2VhcmNoc29ydD1zY29yZSZyZXFzaWc9MTc4MTAxMTA3MC0wY2FjYmRkNDJhMTIxMWIwZTY3NDViMDg2ZDlhYTY5YTU4MDM2MWU2 Children Not in School Adviser - Home Education Experience - Civil Service Jobs - GOV.UK https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cgi?SID=c2VhcmNoc29ydD1zY29yZSZvd25lcj01MDcwMDAwJm93bmVydHlwZT1mYWlyJnNlYXJjaHBhZ2U9MSZqb2JsaXN0X3ZpZXdfdmFjPTIwMDA4MjMmdXNlcnNlYXJjaGNvbnRleHQ9MTkyOTQ4ODI1JnBhZ2VhY3Rpb249dmlld3ZhY2J5am9ibGlzdCZwYWdlY2xhc3M9Sm9icyZyZXFzaWc9MTc4MTAwODg0NC01OTg0YTYxMTY2MGI5OTdjYTdiODdhMzI2MDlmN2ExYTM0NjJmZTNk Children Not in School Adviser - Local Authority Experience - Civil Service Jobs - GOV.UK https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cgi?SID=b3duZXJ0eXBlPWZhaXImb3duZXI9NTA3MDAwMCZ1c2Vyc2VhcmNoY29udGV4dD0xOTI5NDI3MzQmcGFnZWFjdGlvbj12aWV3dmFjYnlqb2JsaXN0JnNlYXJjaHBhZ2U9MSZwYWdlY2xhc3M9Sm9icyZqb2JsaXN0X3ZpZXdfdmFjPTIwMDA4MTgmc2VhcmNoc29ydD1zY29yZSZyZXFzaWc9MTc4MTAwNzQ1OS1iMTdmYjI0NDQ0ZDNlMWY3N2MyYjgxYzc4MWRjMWY5ZTI0NTU2NzRh These roles are being specifically targeted to attract those with either home education or local authority experience to ensure that the implementation of the measures are informed by expertise from local authorities and from the home education community. We would be grateful for your help in promoting these opportunities to individuals across local authority and home education communities who may be interested in supporting this important work. All of the roles are available on a full-time basis, but we also welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, including part-time working and job-share opportunities. Prospective applicants are welcome to get in touch with the team at the Department for Education if they would like to find out more about the roles before applying on CS Jobs. The team can be contacted via email at [email protected]. We want to be clear that the intention of these roles is not to replace the Implementation Forum, but simply to provide an opportunity for further collaboration between home educators, local authorities and the Department as we move towards implementation. As Forum members, you are very welcome to apply for the roles yourselves if it would be of interest. However, please note that if a Forum member is selected as a successful candidate, they will need to resign their Forum membership. We would still expect successful candidates to interact with the Forum, but this will be in a slightly different capacity (for example, chairing sessions, leading agenda items, etc). Thank you for your support, Elective Home Education Team Department for Education
Sound is a fascinating topic for children to explore. They can investigate how vibrations create sound, how pitch changes with tension, and how materials affect volume. Simple activities like tapping glasses with different water levels, stretching elastic bands, or using cardboard tubes can reveal the science behind everyday noises. Encourage your child to experiment with making sounds and noticing patterns. What sound based science activity has your child enjoyed?
Working While Home Educating Many parents assume they can’t work and home educate, but plenty of families successfully balance both. It often involves creative routines, flexible hours, shared responsibilities, or using pockets of time throughout the day. Home education doesn’t have to mirror school hours — learning can happen mornings, afternoons, evenings, or weekends. If you work while home educating, what tips or routines have helped you most? Your experience could be incredibly valuable to others.
We have many decades of hands on Home Education experience between us and many years as a professional support service.
Our team is made up of people from all walks of life, and all styles of Home Education.
We never have, nor will we ever, charge Home Educators a fee to access our website, personal support or anything else.
However, we do have costs such as web hosting, so feel free to donate.
Our aim is that our website contains everything you should need to know.
Beyond that we have a Facebook Page where you can connect with other Home Educators and our amazing admin team. We also have the option to contact us, for those times where you don’t have Facebook.
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