pompombear
Member
Any more of us out there? As in who have chosen to do this, not been forced into it by covid.
My son is nearly 6.
My son is nearly 6.
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Nearlyvegan
Member
I have been home educating for 8 years now. We have 4 teenagers who are happy, confident, self motivated learners. I would recommend contacting a local home education group and meet up with the parents and kids. They will be able to advise you and help more than I can. It is a wonderful way of life and has worked so well for our family.
sleepdeprivedandobsessed
Well-known member
Hiya me too I’m home educating! My daughter is 11 and in year 6 I took her out in November. She has undiagnosed autism and suffers social anxiety. She has gotten worse over the years , initially she was keeping up but now she is behind in maths especially as her anxiety hit so bad she just stopped learning. We are still finding our feet really but luckily there’s a lot going on locally for home Ed families
pompombear
Member
There is basically nothing in my area really, I've looked on Facebook and so on. I don't drive so my available area is pretty small.
Dollenganger
VIP Member
Hi, I know this thread hasn’t been very active but I’m bumping it. I have deregistered one of my children from school quite recently. I’m not anti-school generally. I have an older child who sailed through MS and is just about to sit her A Levels.
My 12 year old is another matter. She has autism and ADD and spends most of her time stressing about assemblies or the ever present threat of the fire drill. The school keeps moving her in and out of different sets. They originally put her in the learning support group, then they decided she was ‘too bright’ for that group and moved her into another set. She then found that she could not engage in that group, got moved back and then the cycle repeated itself.
I seem to have quite a thriving HE community near me and we are also blessed with living near some lovely countryside areas for Forrest school opportunities. I’m also looking at various other options and we’ll see what suits her but she seems much more enthusiastic about the options I’ve presented her with. I’m also going to be focussing on helping her with social skills - a need that currently is not being met at school.
I get the impression that LAs are becoming difficult about home educators. I know from past experience that many of them don’t trouble themselves with understanding legal guidelines.
My 12 year old is another matter. She has autism and ADD and spends most of her time stressing about assemblies or the ever present threat of the fire drill. The school keeps moving her in and out of different sets. They originally put her in the learning support group, then they decided she was ‘too bright’ for that group and moved her into another set. She then found that she could not engage in that group, got moved back and then the cycle repeated itself.
I seem to have quite a thriving HE community near me and we are also blessed with living near some lovely countryside areas for Forrest school opportunities. I’m also looking at various other options and we’ll see what suits her but she seems much more enthusiastic about the options I’ve presented her with. I’m also going to be focussing on helping her with social skills - a need that currently is not being met at school.
I get the impression that LAs are becoming difficult about home educators. I know from past experience that many of them don’t trouble themselves with understanding legal guidelines.
Nearlyvegan
Member
There are groups for primary school aged kids on Facebook, which maybe able to help you. I don’t drive and we have been all over by using buses and trains. My kids have mixed with school kids at brownies and Cubs, sports groups and drama groups. I really love home educating my kids.
Sorry, I don’t feel like I am helping. Do you have any specific questions?