Recently, there has been a marked increase in scrutiny and media reporting of home education.  Amongst many issues, attention is being drawn to the rapidly increasing number of families who are electing to home educate with a 20% rise in the last year alone.  Not surprisingly, questions are being asked about why this is happening […]

When beginning home education, it is likely that you will expect that groups will form some part of your educational journey.  While a few might gain little benefit from them due to their individual needs, the majority of home educating families will be looking to groups to provide variety in their education and the opportunity […]

When exploring the reasons behind the changes to the climate of home education that are being felt, it is difficult not to become aware of the very different population that now home educates. As well as doubling in size in just seven years, there has also been significant increase in the reasons behind people making […]

Most of us are probably familiar with the iconic Blue Peter Badge, a special award that is linked to the long running television programme. But in case you are not aware, a child can win or earn one and, in doing so, gain free entry into many places and attractions. However, you might not have […]

Whatever your culture, beliefs or traditions, if you are living in the UK at this time of year it is a season of celebrations and events that you will be unlikely to be able to avoid. From Diwali and Halloween, to Bonfire Night and Christmas, our lives will be filled with costumes and clothes, food […]

How does the change of seasons affect home education in your household? Yesterday I felt the full benefit of the flexibility home education offers us. We heard of a few migrating birds that were being spotted in Norfolk so we decided to go for an impromptu day trip. We were blessed with the weather and […]

We are sometimes asked ‘How do I know what to teach?’ or ‘How do I know what they should be learning?’The below are just a few examples of how home education can work. Remember you legally must provide an education suitable to your individual child. A schedule might work for some, but not others, child […]

Educational Freedom – article. Flipping the Narrative on Post-Lockdown “Problem Behaviour”. Written by Stacey Nearly 4 years post the initial lockdown era, and there are still news articles arising every few months about how lockdown is to blame for violence in schools, for the rise in general “bad behaviour” in teens, and a rise in […]

Written November 2023 based on the 2019 England EHE guidance, whilst this can apply to Wales it is important to read the Welsh 2023 EHE guidance updates HERE to understand the differences in EHE guidance. This is a brutally honest and a little bit sweary post about the reasons you should not allow the EHE […]

As some of you will know, Educational Freedom has been a not for profit organisation since 2013, before that our team ran Home Education support groups on Facebook. We have NEVER charged Home Educators for access to our information or our support, whether that is through our private Facebook group, our public FB page, or […]