Breaking Free from the School System's Grip: Redefining Our Beliefs and Habits

One of the things I was shocked by when I started home education was that so much of the life I was living day to day had been informed by my school life. I realised as time went on how intentional that is sadly and...

I was sat having a think the other day about all the things I felt back when I was sending an email to the local authority to turn down my kid's school place as I begin my 'countdown to deregistration' series over on TikTok. I didn't have to de-register my son from a school but I did have to send...

The society we live in today LOVES a scandal and the mass exodus of schools by parent's waking up to their own freedom is making government and society alike freak out. The heavy propaganda around home education is being whipped into a frenzy - that home educating parents are 'pushy' or...

This is not going to be like the other articles you have read. I am not about to tell you how to make sure your kids are socialised, keep up with their maths, or how to achieve top exam results, ensure your kids get married and live in eternal happiness. We aren't talking myths or how to...

When it comes to our home education style, we ultimately are working towards unschooling - whereby their priorities matter and we support them entirely in building whatever skills make sense to them.

However, I had noticed recently a bit of stress creeping in about my son's interest in minecraft....

In the world of education, there exists a unique and time-tested approach that places emphasis on nurturing children's intellectual, artistic, and practical skills, while fostering a deep connection to the natural world and the self. This approach is known as the Waldorf/Steiner home education...

Home education seems to be shrouded in myth and legend, so let's separate fact from fiction and debunk the most common ones that come up all the time.

Myth #1: Home Educated children lack socialisation.

Okay, let's set the record straight right away. One of the most common myths is that home...

When those of us who were conventionally or institutionally schooled consider what education is, we tend to see it in a fairly black and white way. A person listens raptly to their teacher, a wiser - older - person, takes on board their knowledge and jots down notes, memorises it to pass exams...

As a home educating mum I have, and will continue to have this question at the forefront of my mind.

In our journey as parents, it is essential to recognize that we are not immune to the influence of our own upbringing and the beliefs passed down through generations. As humans, we often carry...

The pandemic made us all think. I’m not unique in that.

Millions of us found ourselves ripped from our previous lives and placed in a new one filled with fear, anxiety, loneliness, overwhelm & confusion - but for me there was something else too - a sense of calm in slowing down,...