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Home education as quiet rebellion: the power of connection over control

Why community is the quiet revolution in home education

“The most revolutionary thing one can do is to introduce people to one another.” — Howard Zinn

Home education is often seen as an act of quiet rebellion — a decision to step away from systems that no longer serve our children, and to build something smaller, slower, more human. But if Oscar Wilde reminds us that disobedience can be a...

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How do I customise ChatGPT?

🌿Customise ChatGPT to support your home education style

Using the “Customise ChatGPT” settings can significantly improve the relevance, tone, and usefulness of responses, especially for home-educating parents looking for more tailored support.

Customised settings enable a bespoke response, and streamlines your workflow - saving you time and reducing the frustrating need to keep...

How AI can transform home education / homeschooling

How AI can transform learning at home

Homeschool help using AI personalised plans, dynamic lessons, and smarter outcomes.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is quietly becoming a powerful ally for home-educating families. Used thoughtfully, AI can enrich your child’s learning experience in ways that are deeply personalised, interactive, and insight-driven. And the best bit? You don’t need to be a tech whizz, or use a paid plan, to...

Home educating as a neurodivergent adult

Home educating as a neurodivergent adult comes with its own challenges, and overthinking it spirals...

I frequently worry that I’m not doing enough with my demand-avoidant youngest son. Or I have a ton of great learning ideas, but can't focus on one to actually do.

My mind jumps between random, hyper-focused rabbit holes—yesterday’s included mantis shrimps, growing lavender, and...

Why the UK Ranks Lower in Happiness – And What Education Has to Do With It

What the UK can learn from the world’s happiest countries

Once again, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland top the World Happiness Report this year , with the UK ranking significantly lower at 23rd place .

While many factors contribute to national happiness, one recurring theme among the highest-ranking countries is education . Could the UK’s exam-driven, high-pressure school system be the reason? I think so.

At The Home Ed Daily , we’ve...

How the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill is impacting home educated children’s mental health

When legislation causes anxiety: supporting our children through the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

The passage of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill (CWSB) through the House of Commons has been deeply unsettling for many families—but for my son, it has caused a level of stress and anxiety I never expected.

Like many home-ed children, he thrives in a learning...

The Children’s Wellbeing & Schools Bill. What happens next?

The Children’s Wellbeing & Schools Bill. March 2025 update.

Labour MPs have voted to back the Children’s Wellbeing & Schools Bill.

I’m appalled but not surprised.

So what happens now?

The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill has now finished its journey through the House of Commons, but MPs can still submit written questions and contact the minister on behalf of their constituents. The bill has now moved to the House of Lords, where it...

Not Back to School: Naomi Fisher on Childhood Without Classrooms

Not Back To School by Naomi Fisher

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 the school gate. No end-of-year parties or school friends. I couldn’t imagine a childhood...

What did you learn at school today? By Naomi Fisher

School isn't the only way to get an education, and the school way isn't the only way to learn. In fact, some of the skills we need at school are quite different to the skills we need in order to direct our own learning.

This table from my new book contrasts some of the skills we need to do school 'well' with the...

Are exams harming teenagers? Naomi Fisher questions the system

Exams are very strange by Naomi Fisher Do we really want our teenagers to spend their adolescence on a conveyor belt of high stakes exams?

What a strange thing we do to our young people in this culture and time.

We make them spend several years learning things that they often have no interest in, that they have not chosen and that they will in many cases never use again. We tell them...

The Right to Refuse: Allowing children to say no

The Right to Refuse By Naomi Fisher

We don’t value the right to say no, when it comes to children.

We pretend that we do. We teach them about consent, and that their body is theirs alone.

We read them books and show them films about saying no to adults who tell them not to tell their mum about a secret or who try to lead them away from their family.

Then we tell...