Anyone doing homeschool in the UK?

[beckyand3littlemonsters]

I'm hoping to start homeschooling this september and just wondering how i would go about it i've things ready i can use for lessons and field trips etc but what about else do i just write to the school and say they will be home learning from september or is there someone else i need to contact? any information would be much appreciated

tia

[Plaid Leopard]

We homeschool here in Milton Keynes and did not have to declare anything to anybody. However, over in the next country I believe home-ed families have to register with the Local Education Authority, or have some contact with them from time to time.
Your best bet would be to check out the Education Otherwise site to get info , or see if there are any home-ed groups in your area.
If your kids have alreadt been enrolled in school you will have to inform them that you are pulling them out to homeschool.

[beckyand3littlemonsters]

Originally Posted by Plaid Leopard

We homeschool here in Milton Keynes and did not have to declare anything to anybody. However, over in the next country I believe home-ed families have to register with the Local Education Authority, or have some contact with them from time to time.
Your best bet would be to check out the Education Otherwise site to get info , or see if there are any home-ed groups in your area.
If your kids have alreadt been enrolled in school you will have to inform them that you are pulling them out to homeschool.

Thanks i will have a proper read through that a bit later. i'm going to write a letter to the school head teacher before the schools break up for the summer holidays informing them of me removing my children.

[ankh]

We Home educate, and even though mine have never attended school, everyone I know who has have just sent a letter to the school. From What I can tell if you are inspected, it's never that bad. (Never been inspected either)

Good luck!

[beckyand3littlemonsters]

Originally Posted by ankh

We Home educate, and even though mine have never attended school, everyone I know who has have just sent a letter to the school. From What I can tell if you are inspected, it's never that bad. (Never been inspected either)

Good luck!

Thanks, i'm going to type out a letter to the head teacher on my laptop and i'll take it in before they break up for the summer holiday.