Why do so many people believe that school is compulsory and that they need to ask permission to home educate? Maybe it has something to do with the inaccurate terminology currently being used. This idea became pertinent when I mentioned to a friend that school is not compulsory and their reply was that of course […]

We recently conducted a home education survey and here are the results. We know it’s a long read, but it’s worth it. We feel it offers insight where there hasn’t been any before, and it ensures the voice of the home educating parent and child are heard. Please share it with your MP, explain that […]

Currently, any opinions and comments (from us and elsewhere) are speculative about what might happen. Yesterday (17th July), the King delivered his speech to Parliament. While it lacked detailed information, it hinted at future developments. “My Ministers will seek to raise educational standards and break down barriers to opportunity. Action will be taken to get […]

We’re going to keep this quite simple, we don’t yet fully know what to expect, except that it could be a battle, but it usually is so we are used to that. There’s likely going to be a register of home educators, and there will be new EHE guidance. Neither of which anyone fully knows […]

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 […]