Do School Holidays Affect Our Home Education?
One question I’m often asked is whether school holidays make a difference to our…
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.
Every family’s learning environment is different. It might be a dedicated room, a kitchen table, a stack of books by the sofa, or learning that happens outdoors and on the move. We would love to hear how learning looks in your home. If you are happy to share, please send a short description — or a photo — of your home education space. Your experiences help show the diversity and creativity of home education.
Accurate information helps families make informed decisions and reduces misunderstanding. If you are new to home education: Take time to learn about your rights and responsibilities Speak to a range of home-educating families Remember that confidence grows with experience Home education is not about perfection — it is about suitability and care. We offer all this information you need, FOR FREE, at our site - www.educationalfreedom.org.uk
Moving Home and Home Education: Do You Need to Inform the Local Authority? The guidance changed last September to we now advise if asked by LA or School for new address to : Give forwarding address to LA or School who asked for it. However if they do not enquire you do not have to make your self known.
A popular quote about books is: “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” This quote, often attributed to Dr. Seuss, highlights the fun and power of reading to expand knowledge and open up new possibilities. Whats on yours? https://educationalfreedom.org.uk/whats-on-your-home-ed-bookshelf/
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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