Home Educators Are F****d — Barring War, a General Election, or a Miracle The reality is now unavoidable in England, but Wales still stands a chance. The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill is moving toward becoming law, and with it comes the most sweeping and intrusive changes to home education in England and Wales in […]

Home Education for Teens: But What About Their Future? One of the biggest worries parents have about home educating teenagers is simple: “But what about their future?” People often imagine that if a teenager leaves school, they won’t get qualifications, won’t get into college, and won’t have good career options. But that’s not how it […]

What Does Home Education Actually Look Like Day to Day? One of the biggest questions parents ask when they first think about home education is: “But what do you actually do all day?” Many people imagine that home education means recreating school at home — sitting at a table from 9 until 3 doing lessons. […]

School Isn’t Compulsory (Yes, Really) Most people believe something that isn’t actually true. They believe school is compulsory. But it isn’t. In England, the law says something slightly different. The law says education is compulsory — not school. Parents must make sure their child gets a suitable education, but that education does not have to […]

The School Place Offer That Filled Us With Dread For many families across England, early March brings an important moment: secondary school offer day. Emails and letters arrive confirming where children will spend the next five years of their lives. Social media fills with excited posts from proud parents celebrating places at popular schools. But […]

The Question No One Wants to Ask About School Here is a question that makes many people uncomfortable: What if school is not the best environment for every child? For generations, society has treated school as the default — the unquestioned centre of education. But the growing number of home educating families suggests something important. […]

Why Are So Many Parents Quietly Leaving the School System? Something unusual is happening across the UK. Every year, more parents are choosing to remove their children from school and educate them at home. Local Authority statistics show elective home education numbers rising year after year, yet much of the public conversation still frames home […]

Whether you chose home education or came to it as a last resort, your duty remains the same – to provide an education that is suitable to your child. For many families, suitability means freedom. It means allowing the child some control over how they learn, what they explore, and when they engage. But that […]

Home educators lead busy lives, we get it, so when it comes to replying to Local Authority enquiries it can seem an easy option to use AI or a website/app that tells you what your child learned from different tasks. There is also the situation where the parent may feel that the LA won’t accept […]

Home Education Wasn’t Our Choice – It Was the Only Option Left Home education is usually discussed as a lifestyle choice. In public debate, it is framed either as a positive, values-led decision made by families seeking flexibility and freedom, or as a risky alternative that requires greater monitoring and control. What is almost entirely […]