Stories, crafts, art, nature and emotional literacy in one beautifully designed quarterly box for ages 7+ Confidence Club is a quarterly wellbeing activity pack for pre-teens, combining a story-led magazine, audio adventure, creative activities, nature, journalling and a hands-on craft box. I tried the first issue, New in Town, to see how well it might work for home educating families....

Free online digital safety and family support sessions for home educating parents

Talking to children and teenagers about online safety, relationships, AI, exploitation and the things they encounter online can be difficult. It can be even harder when the risks seem to change every five minutes. Let’s Talk Safer Families is a free online programme designed to give parents...

Home ed burnout: when you’re tired of being responsible for everything. Why homeschooling can become exhausting, even when you still know it’s right for your family

There are plenty of articles about starting home education . How to deregister. What resources to buy. How to find groups. How to reassure worried grandparents that your child won’t spend the next ten years feral in a hedge....

MoneyTime: an online money skills course for children and teens Can MoneyTime help children learn real-life money skills? Teaching children about money isn’t always straightforward, which is why we tried MoneyTime, an online financial literacy course for children and teens. We’ve now been using it for several months as part of our home education, covering everything from earning and saving to...

What is deschooling? For us, it meant giving our son room to breathe before working out what home ed would become. Leaving school is a big adjustment for children and parents. Deschooling gives families time to find a different rhythm, rediscover how their child learns and work out what home education might actually look like.

You’ve sent the deregistration letter. Your child is home. And...

Not going to school? Home educating instead?

September has a strange amount of power. The shops fill with uniform, lunchboxes and stationery. Social media fills with first-day photographs. Conversations turn to new teachers, new classrooms and the question every child seems to be asked in August: “Are you looking forward to going back?” And if your child isn’t going back, it can feel as...

Future Explorers’ Club – a monthly adventure through the letterbox

The Future Explorers Club kindly sent us these letters to try so I could share my honest thoughts. I only feature resources I genuinely think are ideal for home ed families. If you decide to buy using my link, I may receive a small commission - at no extra cost to you. Thank you!...

The real cost of homeschooling in the UK, from books, groups and days out to tutors, GCSE exams, travel and the income families may give up.

One of the first practical questions families ask about home education is also one of the hardest to answer properly: how much does it actually cost? You will find wildly different answers online. “Almost nothing.” “About £800 a year.” “...

The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill has received Royal Assent. What happens now? The key message for parents.

The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill has now received Royal Assent and is an Act of Parliament. The Bill completed its final parliamentary stages on Tuesday 28 April 2026 and received Royal Assent on Wednesday 29 April 2026. The Act is for England and Wales....

Home education guide | Homeschooling advice

Note: In the UK, the preferred term is home education . If you see the word homeschooling used anywhere on this site, it is only because Google search is heavily influenced by US terminology, and many families search for that phrase first. The language matters, though. In the UK, home...