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.
Here’s the final wording of the changes, which affect home education. DON’T PANIC the laws won’t be enacted for some time. Read this to find out what the changes will be https://educationalfreedom.org.uk/what-will-the-changes-to-home-education-law-be/ And this for the final Act https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/21/pdfs/ukpga_20260021_en.pdf
Educational Freedom is continually working to combat the spread of incorrect information related to home education and legislative bills. In a landscape where misleading or inaccurate content often surfaces, it’s more important than ever to rely on trustworthy and accurate sources. We encourage you to seek information from reputable organisations like ourselves to stay well-informed and confident in your home education journey.
Some days feel like you’re flying. Other days feel like you’re wading through custard. Both are normal. Both are valid. Slow days often hold the richest learning: rest, self‑regulation, creativity, emotional processing, imagination. These are not “days off”; they’re part of the rhythm of being human. Children don’t learn in straight lines. They learn in spirals, pauses, leaps, regressions, and bursts. When you allow slow days without guilt, you teach your child that their wellbeing matters more than productivity. So if today was a “soft” day, cuddles, snacks, documentaries, Lego, wandering thoughts, that’s okay. It counts. What’s your favourite kind of slow‑day activity?
We are sad we have to say this. As a home education not for profit, all of our team are volunteers, we give up our time for you. We therefore as for some respect and politeness. Due to some recent incidents we need to make it clear we will have to end communications with you if you are aggressive towards us.
Let’s talk about the S‑word. No, not sleep (though we’d all like more of that). The other one: socialisation. Contrary to the stereotype, home‑educated children don’t live in caves, communicating only with houseplants. They’re out in the world — talking to people of all ages, navigating real situations, building friendships based on shared interests rather than alphabetical seating plans. Socialisation isn’t about being in a room with 30 same‑age peers. It’s about learning how to communicate, collaborate, negotiate, empathise, and contribute to a community. Home‑ed kids do this constantly — at groups, clubs, libraries, museums, parks, volunteering, and yes, even in the supermarket queue. If anything, they often get more social practice, not less. What’s the most unexpectedly social moment your child had this week?
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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