Mud & Bloom Review - Handy For Home-Ed?
Mud & Bloom gifted me this product so that I could review it. I only recommend products and services that I trust and believe in. All opinions are my own and given honestly. The included links in this review do not pay me any commission. Do read my full disclosure on advertising .
Product Summary:...
How schools in Finland differ from Britain.
The UK education system could learn a lot from countries like Finland where children learn through play, and 'formal' schooling doesn't begin until the age of 7 (unlike the UK, where they can start school at barely 4, even though the actual CSA (compulsory school age) is 5). The English CSA system was introduced in 1870 to get women back into work quicker (rather than based on any educational...
Home education vs homeschooling
Home education is the preferred term in the UK. It refers to children not registered at school being educated by their parents/carers in a way that suits the individual child and their unique learning needs.
Homeschooling is the term most commonly used in the USA. UK local...
"Breaking Barriers: The Rise in Home Education for Autistic Children"
Let’s delve into the numbers. In England alone, over a quarter of autistic children – that's roughly 51,000 out...
Not Back To School
What is a childhood like, when it's not defined by school?
When my children first didn’t start school, I saw a hole where school would have been. The absence loomed large. I saw empty years ahead with no Back to School Septembers, and no Sports Day in July. No school plays and no class assemblies. No chatting with other mums at...
Parrot Street Book Club Review
Parrot Street gifted me this product so that I could review it. I only recommend products and services that I trust and believe in. All opinions are my own and given honestly. The included links in this review do not pay me any commission. Do read my full disclosure on advertising .
Product summary:...
Debunking home ed myths: How do your children socialise?
In education, one persistent myth reigns supreme: the notion that home-educated children lack social opportunities. It's a tired narrative that continues to surface repeatedly, evoking a collective sigh from those in the know. But here's the truth: it's not about the quantity of social interactions; it's the quality and diversity that genuinely matter. Consider this: school, in essence,...
🧡Let's build a thriving home ed website together🧡
👋🏼 This is an invitation to submit your own personal content to a new website ‘The Home Ed Daily’. I would love your stories and articles - on any aspects of home ed. It is a site for and written by home educators. I sincerely hope that the information and many online resources I’ve linked to there, are helpful to our HE community. I’d like the site to debunk some misconceptions about home ed...
Highlights
Getting started with home education
Useful resources for educating
Facebook Home Ed Groups
Home education blogs & podcasts
~ PODCASTS (links open in Spotify) ~ HEFA
Home Education For All...
Courses & Lessons
Mixed subjects
All key stages, free curriculum: Oak Academy KS3...
Science
Online Full national curriculum...
Geography
Reception to KS4 geography resources at...
History
Reception to KS4 history resources at The...
Maths
Ages 3-9: Mathseeds KS1 & KS2: The Maths...
Literacy
English worksheets KS1 to KS3 Ed Place - English...
Art & Design
Free art and design lessons: Arty Factory Home ed comic and manga art,...
Languages
...