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Home education resources for parent-teachers

by Graham Jones
Did you know you don't have to send your children to school? Under British law, you’re simply required to ensure your child receives the education prescribed under the Education Acts

Interactive teachers
Most schoolteachers incorporate visits online into their lessons, and the same is true of parent-teachers. In fact, there are many Internet resources to support their efforts. Education Otherwise is one of the most essential. It started in 1997 when the growth of home teaching began to take off.

The group took its name from the Education Act, which states that parents are responsible for providing education for their children ‘either by regular attendance at school or otherwise’. This website gives current and prospective parent-teachers a wealth of practical information and a series of links to related sites. The home education site offers a variation of useful links, too. If you want to compare and contrast with the United States, which has a thriving home education community, search for ‘home schooling’.

The Home Education Advisory Service in another valuable resource. It features a list of publications that offer advice on educating children at home. You can also get an extremely helpful information pack from the Advisory Centre for Education.

It's well worth looking at the online magazine dedicated to this subject, Choice in Education. It has a wide range of articles and publishes letters from parents about the benefits of home education. Choice also organises an annual ‘HesFes’ (Home Education Festival) – a great excuse for a week away in Dorset for home-educated children and their parents.

As useful as all these websites may be, there’s nothing like learning from the experiences of parent-teachers who’ve educated their children at home. Luckily, many families who use home education have their own websites.
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Created: 05/02/2004  Updated: 05/02/2004
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