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.
It’s a not long till the end of compulsory school age, and it doesn’t hurt to know what to expect. Our website explains child benefit, universal credit and tax credit rules for continuing to claim once your child is 16. Changes in 2025 allow you to be new to home education post 16 and still be entitled to child related benefits. See our website for full information.
Worrying about making the decision to home educate? Scared you’ll fail your child? We ask you to reframe your thinking and consider what will happen if they stay in school? SEN not being met is not likely to miraculously suddenly start being sorted, you’ve battled for long enough, it’s ok to stop. Child being bullied, struggling with EBSA, bored, problems with their mental health, or things just aren’t right? Remember you don’t have to have tried everything to get them into school. Consider the harm being done, what will they realistically achieve staying in school? Even if they’ll pass their GCSEs, will their mental health be intact? It’s ok to prioritise your child. GCSEs are an option for home educators, and can be done at any age, 16 is just a school thing, working/uni life doesn’t have to suddenly start at 18, there’s not law that forces that, they can stay home ed until 19, do GCSEs or whatever they want at any time. Don’t delay doing what is right for your child just because you’re worried about the norm, genuinely, every single day we hear people say they wish they’d deregistered sooner, or never sent them to school to begin with. For many, the change in their child is quick, for others it takes time. But it happens. And remember, home education doesn’t have to be forever.
Science isn’t limited to labs or textbooks — it’s woven into the objects we use every day. A kettle demonstrates energy transfer. A bicycle shows forces, friction, and motion. A toaster reveals heat, electricity, and materials. When children explore how everyday items work, they begin to understand scientific principles in a meaningful, memorable way. Invite your child to choose one household object and investigate the science behind it. What materials is it made from? What forces act on it? What energy does it use? This kind of inquiry builds real world understanding and encourages children to see science as something alive and relevant. Which everyday object has sparked curiosity in your home recently?
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.
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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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