Welcome to the Home-Educate Site

You CAN do it

It is your legal RIGHT

You do NOT need special qualifications

You do NOT need to do 'school' at home

There IS support out there

You do NOT need permission from your school or LEA*

*Exceptions do exist

If you decide to Home Educate your child and they are not yet of statutory school age you do not need to inform your LEA of your intention to H.E.

Home Education is not the preserve of educational revolutionaries, neither is it only an option for the middle classes or those who can afford tutors. There are many reasons why people choose to Home Educate, many choose to from before the child reaches statutory school age and see home education as a continuation of the natural learning process. See more

Our experience is of home educating in England and  this site is created with that in mind. Different rules apply in Scotland, visit the links on the Scotland page for more information.

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This site was last updated: 12 January 2004