Written by Stacey, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) is a specific autistic profile. It doesn’t officially exist – you won’t find it in either of the diagnostic manuals used to formally identify neurodivergence. Some NHS boards recognise and diagnose it, others don’t. Many people are misdiagnosed with Oppositional Defiance Disorder or not diagnosed with any form […]

Hey there, home educator! You’ve probably seen a lot on social media about home education – tips on deregistering, advice about the Local Authority (LA), lessons, subscriptions to apps, ‘how to’s’, offers of access to discounts and lots of ‘we bought this resource, so should you’. Some of it may seem reliable, even helpful, but […]

This Friday I’m chatting science! During lockdown many kids struggled with learning subjects at home. One of the greatest events we discovered was watching the Royal Society perform experiments that could be created at home. It transformed my eldest view on science and he started to understand theories a lot more. With the heat this […]

Our home ed days have changed dramatically since we first started. As I gained confidence in what I was doing and my son gained confidence in what he was learning our days shifted to a more relaxed approach. Now he is 15 a lot of his learning is self led ready to start a course […]

Home education for me was not really planned. It was a knee jerk reaction to lack of support and lack of understanding of my sons SEN (dyslexia) and school anxiety. I whipped him one morning when I couldn’t face the tears and struggles to get him into school anymore. Then suddenly though “Umm what do […]

While you’re reading this, we are sitting in the car on a loooonnnggg car journey. I have a total phobia of flying so if we want to go to abroad for the most part we need to drive. When mentioning that we’re heading off three weeks on holiday aghast school friends wanted to know how […]

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. I am huge believer in this […]

This is Pamela’s story: Having hated school from 4 to 10 years old, my parents and I eventually found out home education was legal and they withdrew me from middle school. I didn’t realise until I was an adult but I had definitely developed school trauma in that time and (though I now know I […]

Why are so many teachers turning to home education? This week is home education awareness week, across websites and social media you will be reading lots of stories about home education. Many will be using the hashtags: #homeeducation #notinvisible and #EducationalFreedom During the 2025 home education awareness week we are all hyper aware of the […]

This bill could harm children who come under the SEND umbrella. The Children’s Unhappiness Bill (as nicknamed by me) but known by the Government and officially as the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill further erodes children’s right. It further erodes a parent’s responsibility to protect their child.  It also, when you read through the bill’s […]