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What Happens After You Jump

cgillespie12345 5 March, 2025
In 2020 I sat in my car, hands trembling, tears flowing freely. I’d just handed in the de registration letter to remove my children from school. It was a huge…
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Finding Validation

rachkilby62 15 January, 2025
I wrote this at midnight but felt compelled to share in the hope that it might help people who are new to home ed or those who are walking the…
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Trust your Kids!

Streams 3 October, 2024
I have some inspiration for those wondering what it looks like when you let your child follow their passion. I have been home educating on and off since 2018, when…
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The road less traveled

rosenfamuk 26 March, 2024
Year 4 & 5, we started flexischooling my son in Math. The schedule suited us amazingly because we sent him to a new school near London which was outside of…
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Success or Trust the Process!

tjori1 11 October, 2023
Allow me to introduce you to my 15-year-old teen. He has never attended school or any mainstream education settings. From crafting imaginative dens and concocting porridge recipes at the tender…
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Reflections on a Journey

Jez Richards 23 June, 2022
This reflection I wrote for a family blog in 2017 when we stepped out of school. I rediscovered it again this week and thought I would share it here. It…
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We got our daughter back!

Jeanine Porter 19 May, 2022
Three years ago, our daughter entered secondary school and, initially, seemed to thrive. It is a well respected school, the same one our boys had gone to with positive experiences.…
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Consider the Trees

Caleb White 15 March, 2022
I’m usually the first one awake and this morning was no exception. I walked out to my spot in the living room, Moreton Bay glimmering on the horizon, a thin…
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Taking the leap & no regrets!

Jez Richards 30 January, 2022
If you had told me when my son started school in 2011 that we would become home educators, I honestly would have laughed out loud. Coming from a family of…
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Flourishing Grandchildren!

Jonathan Rendall 17 December, 2021
“What are you doing to enable your children to flourish?” asked the school inspector of me – a newly appointed and very young headteacher. Since that wonderful and significant day…
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Deschooling myself

Juliet E. 11 December, 2021
“Do you remember when we learned all about the Sumerians when you were younger?” I asked my 18 year old daughter. “We dressed up, made different foods, and even did…
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I Feel Proud of Myself

Streams 21 October, 2021
The photo is such a special one to me, the happiness and laughter on my daughter’s face is one thing – but there is something that you can not see…
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Home School Economics

Streams 14 October, 2021
It is a rare family indeed that isn’t hit by the financial impact of home education. Let’s be honest about that. Whether tag-teaming shift work, paying for books and resources,…
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Socialising

Jen 14 October, 2021
Surprising as it may sound, I consider socialising one of the great unsung strengths of home education.  Children learn social skills from others around them.  In a home education scenario,…
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Dyslexia

Jen 14 October, 2021
I started home educating before I had any idea that my daughter might have any learning difficulties.  She was clearly a bright child, making her milestones, curious and interested, and…
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Remember the End Goal

Streams 7 October, 2021
My story began over 20 years ago when our 1st  child was born.  As  new parents, we were full of idealism and wanting the best for our daughter and we…
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From Mainstream to Home

Nic Harris 30 September, 2021
We joined the world of home education over two years ago with our two girls who are now 13 and 10 years old. They are very different from each other…
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A Family World Adventure

Streams 30 September, 2021
One of our dreams all through our homeschool journey was that one day we would be able to take a year out and go travelling with our family – early…
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From Home Ed to School

Streams 30 September, 2021
I was homeschooled until I was 17 and one of the biggest benefits has been being with my family a lot of the time.   My memories of early homeschooling…
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Why We Chose to Home Educate

Streams 23 September, 2021
Oliver, our eldest son, was born on the 26th August, a summer-born baby boy.  Oliver was a bright, inquisitive baby and toddler – always asking questions at every opportunity and…
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The Glorious Days…

Streams 23 September, 2021
There aren’t many whole days that I could describe as ‘glorious’, but they come as moments, sometimes hours if we’re lucky. They’re the moments our kids are rolling around laughing…
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Leaving School Age 9

Streams 23 September, 2021
The start of my learning journey actually began in school. We lived in Leeds when I was little and I started school age four. I don’t remember too much other…
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Looking Back on My First Year

Streams 23 September, 2021
When my 9 year old daughter innocently explained that she was using disassociation and self-harm strategies to get through maths lessons, we knew we’d never walk her over the threshold…
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School to Home Ed

Jo Sweetland 10 September, 2021
I was in school until I was 10 years old. I actually moved school twice as we moved house. My school in Bristol was my last school where I was…
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Finding Community

Jo Sweetland 10 September, 2021
Stepping into the world of home education when you have been in the education system was a challenge for me. I stepped out of our cosy school community (which also…
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Why We Chose to Home Educate

Jo Sweetland 10 September, 2021
Oliver our eldest son was born on the 26th August, a summer born baby boy.  Oliver was a bright, inquisitive baby and toddler always asking questions at every opportunity and…
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Why We Are Home Educating

Streams 7 May, 2021
MY SCHOOL EXPERIENCE My own school experience was on the whole, positive. As my parents were largely ‘uneducated’ immigrants who spoke very little English and worked long hours, school gave…
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Not Missing Out on Childhood

Streams 7 May, 2021
I know that there are some people who are drawn to home-education who enjoy watching quietly from the sidelines, not yet ready to take the plunge themselves; some are fearful…
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Moving From School to Home Ed

Streams 7 May, 2021
Our journey into home ed began when we finally accepted that our daughter’s primary school did not have the resources to effectively support our dyslexic daughter with her learning. At…
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Dyslexia

Streams 7 May, 2021
_____Καλώς ήλθατε …. χαίρομαι που σας βλέπω. “Can you skim through this and then answer the following questions?….” I certainly couldn’t. I would have to decode it bit by bit.…
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At the Start of the Journey

Streams 7 May, 2021
We  took our children out of school at the ages of 10,6,6. It was not a rash decision; it was one we had explored, nearly done when we had moved…
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