HOME SCHOOL IN UK .WHATS THE EVIDENVCE TO EDUCATION WELFARE BOARD.?
HI please can anyone help me.I am just about to take my son out of secondary school he is not happy there and wants to be taught at home. I understand there is no actual curriculum to follow but as he is 12 i don't know where to start with how to teach him and what?? to the best of his ability and suitability ..He has no special needs.. but i have been told that the Education welfare board will visit often to check and assess my son and i on how i can prove i am doing this right ...this has Absolutely filled me with complete dread.... how on earth do i show this ...my son wants to learn and know cooking, french,music,dt, enjoys theses subjects ans obviously maths and english.and computers. this has made me so scared i may do this all wrong..i am following my heart and know to teach him at home wiil be the right way forward but now scared about getting it all Wrong and then getting into trouble with the welfare people.. please please help me someone....
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if you put the words ..home schooling in the u.k. into your search bar you will find any number of sites to help you, not only with the legal information but with online courses, parental support and access to teaching materials. You have the right to teach your child at home and all that is required of you by law is that you inform the local education authority that you are going to do so and are removing him from school. Some local authorities will ask to see the child periodically or to inspect your work with him but they do not have a right to force you to allow them to do so..you can always get clear information about this from the Citizen's Advice people and I think that you should make an appointment to do so. The join one or more of the organisations that support homeschooling and take a loot in your local book stores for the home study books that most of them cary on every subject and for every age level. You should talk to your son about this and especially about the loss of social contact he will suffer as a result of it, and then suggest that you try it for the remainder of this year and see how it goes. Mostly what you are going to have to give to this experiment is time, you may find that you have to learn each lesson yourself before teaching it to your son but this will actually make you a better rather than a worse teacher. It may be possible for you to arrange for your son to take certain lessons such as science, at a local school or collage where they have the equipment you do not, some authorities are more supportive than others. If it does not work out then of course the thing to do is to find a different school for your son to return to; but there is no reason why it should fail.
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hi i am home taught and have been for nearly two years now. yes the education welfare do come to check up on you ( once every 6 months) but you do not have to let them come. its is not the law that they come, and they are only there to guidance you. there are courses that you can have your son take ( look up oxford open learning - i'm with them) they allow you to do gcse's and now have started 11-14 years old courses to take. the best thing with oxford, is they give your son a tutor in every course, that he can phone or email, and they help him out. also they do tutor marked assignments that your son will take after every 4 or 5 sections, so that the tutors can help him understand what he cannot do. if you have any more worries, please email me, and you can either talk to me or my mum about this.
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actually the education department have no right of access to your home. you can deal with their inquiries in writing. you do not have to follow a curriculum or syllabus. see below
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Whoever told you about this "Education welfare board" was misinformed or trying to scare you. Once you de-register you'll probably hear from the LA and they will probably ask to visit, but you can say no thanks. They have a duty to make inquiries IF they have reason to believe that you are NOT providing your son with an education suitable for his age, aptitudes and abilities. Not that this little thing will stop them bothering you, but it's good to know your legal rights and that you can just refuse to do things their way. You can write an educational philosophy or report to send them, to put their little minds at rest, but you do not have to justify yourself or provide a school education either in style or content. You have nothing to be scared of!
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