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What's happening in home education, and what other families are doing about it.
Policy updates, local authority news, and stories from real UK home educating families.
GCSE results day: what it means for home educating families
Results day arrives for private candidates too, and for many home educated teenagers it is the first formal exam they have ever sat. Here is what families told us about the day itself, and what comes next.
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A week in the life: how one Manchester family structures their days
Two children, a part time job, and no set timetable until 10am. One Manchester family walks us through an ordinary week, including the parts that did not go to plan.
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It was not a choice I wanted to make: the SEND families turning to home education
For a growing group of parents, home education started as the only option left after a school placement broke down. Three families describe how they got here.
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Children's Wellbeing Act: the home education changes that are coming
New duties around children not in school are moving from proposal to practice. Here is a plain English summary of what changes for families, and what has not changed at all.
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What we learned in our first month of home education
The paperwork, the wobbles, and the week it started to feel normal. A candid account of month one, written for anyone standing at the start.
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Barnsley Council's plan to cut home education by 30% ruled unlawful
A council target to reduce the number of home educated children has been found unlawful. The ruling is a useful reference point for any family facing pressure to return to school.
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Home education numbers rise 15% in a year
The number of children recorded as home educated has climbed again, and the reasons families give have shifted. Mental health, unmet SEND needs, and school dissatisfaction now lead the list.
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