Even if they aren’t the cliché pet every kid is begging for in movies and TV shows, reptiles and amphibians can be both fun and educational pets for children – everything from lizards to frogs to, of course, snakes. Unlike dogs and house cats, snakes still live in the wild, and as such offer an […]
So what about maths and English? Home educating parents often say that there are no set subjects and they are right, but woe betide anyone who takes that literally! This requirement comes from precedent (you might know the term ‘case law’) and the lofty heights of the European Court of Human Rights, but nowhere on […]
Haunted Houses These are some of the lovely work that has been sent in, following the art blog last week. Don’t they look spoooky? Please do continue sending art work in to [email protected] Oscar, 6, Huddersfield India, […]
Haunted House Mixed Media Now that Halloween is almost upon us I thought it a good idea to use this theme for the art blog post. I hope you enjoy getting creative! Why not take a look at the description of Halloween on Wikipedia if you want to learn a bit more about the […]
Willow was a parent keen to do the best for her twins. One of her girls coped with school, eventually, the other struggled, always. This is a journey that too many parent’s of ASD children will recognise. Why did you first consider home education? We have two beautiful, intelligent, able-bodied healthy 10 year […]
We very often get asked if home educated children can take GCSEs and of course they can, but what lies behind this question? It is a socially constructed view of education as starting school at 4, doing SATs, building up to GCSEs and then hopefully using those GCSEs to obtain employment. But […]
The Need for Independent Research Home education seems to be a subject which everyone has an opinion on or worse is an ‘expert’. Take children centric non-governmental organisations or professional bodies: who take a stance on home education without real world insight into the practice of home education or engagement with home educators […]
Hi, I am Kate and I am an Artist, and I have had many years practice and experience with drawing and painting. I am also training to become a psychologist. Life is pretty busy these days, the same for many of us, so I want to share some of what I do with you […]
“Do I have to follow the curriculum?” It’s a common question, especially amongst parents new to the idea of home education. The simple answer is no, there is no legal requirement to follow any curriculum. The question itself though, shows that there is generally a very simplistic view of what curriculum is and who […]
A question that the media is asking increasingly as September school start dates loom over parents, is ‘are those parents going to decide not to send their children back to school’? The answer is ‘we do not know’. Recent weeks have seen increasing numbers of parents coming to the Education Otherwise Facebook group and calling […]
