Can u home school in the uk and how do u do it?
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yes, i believe that you need permission from your local council
2 :
Easy peasy. Done it, got the t-shirt
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Im home educated you just need to contact the council and you will get regular checks to check your child is learning. x
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not that im against home schooling but will your children b mixing wiv other kids, i know someone who home schools n her kids never c other kids, they dont play out, go shoppin,one is almost 13 n i think she should b mixin with other people, she only knows inside the house an the car
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Yes you can. Here's a website with a lot of informtion for the UK http://home-ed.info/
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Yes you can. If your children have never been to school you don't have to tell anyone. If they're at school and you're in England or Wales you just have to tell their school in writing to de-register them (make sure they sign for the letter). You only need to ask you local authority if you are in Scotland or you child is at a Special school (ie. one for SEN). How you do it is entirely personal. How YOU do it will almost certainly be different from how I do it, or the lady across the road does it :-) You do NOT need to follow the National Curriculum, have home visits from your LA (many of them will LIE to you about that), do tests, exams, or be monitored in any way. You don't even need to sit them down and teach at them. I recommend borrowing "Educating Children at Home" by Alan Thomas from your local library for an overview of the ways it's done. 'Socialization' is referred to at 'the S Word' because so many ignorant people will trot it out at the first suggestion of home education. It's utter tosh! Anyone who thinks you learn appropriate social skills in a school is sadly deluded. Socialising, ie. playing with friends is something you might have to make an effort to have happen regularly and getting in contact with local HE families is a great way to do that. Of course there are also Scouts, Guides and other 'after school' clubs, sports and activities.
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Yes. There are even yahoo groups based on local home educated groups and they may be a really good place to start. the authorities will need to know that is your intention, and they will need to know that you are going to make arrangements for children to receive the education they need - parents or grandparents may be very clever and know all the subjects, or perhaps there are some gaps. Often there are local groups meeting monthly or weekly so the social side is addresses. i have worked with lots of home school groups. there are lots of on line resources that help both to find out what needs to be done and also to support learning. Sometimes the schools are actually very helpful (for example when they know for some reason they cannot meet the needs of a child). I advise finding a local group or a group who can advise (eg I think Hughenden Home Schoolers or similar is one on line group in Buckinghamshire UK) and then contact the local education department when you are armed with a little information.
