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 […]
Home Education Inquiry Parliamentary Committee call for evidence The Education Select Committee has announced a review into home education. ‘The Committee invites written submissions addressing any or all of the following points: The duties of local authorities with regards to home education, including safeguarding and assuring the quality of home […]
Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on 15th October 2020 at 1pm. In view of current Covid 19 arrangements, Education Otherwise has made the decision to take a step into the future by holding the meeting via ‘Zoom’. Details of the meeting will be posted nearer the time. At the AGM […]
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 […]
Education Otherwise trustees have brought a new website and ‘brand’ image update to our charity. We are pleased to be able to offer a clear and accessible, modern look to the site and to be able to present our information in a dyslexia friendly text. Our new logo was designed by competition and reflects the […]
“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 […]
