In the middle of studying for my English language IGCSE exam, at age 14, I could never have fathomed pursuing any kind of writing as a career. I didn’t like formulating ideas, didn’t like having to be creative and struggled when having to. This dislike, or even...
"What are you doing to enable your children to flourish?” asked the school inspector of me - a newly appointed and very young headteacher. Since that wonderful and significant day I have spent a privileged lifetime with, and alongside, children and teachers from whom...
I was homeschooled until I was 17 and one of the biggest benefits has been being with my family a lot of the time. My memories of early homeschooling include sitting around the kitchen table with my siblings to do school work, going on trips together with friends to...
The start of my learning journey actually began in school. We lived in Leeds when I was little and I started school age four. I don’t remember too much other than I had one special friend at school and her name was H. We were really good friends, we played a lot. I...
Why are so many professionals leaving the system? My story looks at why there is a rise in the number of children being home educated but also a rise in the number of teachers and leaders leaving the profession. I want to help people realise that even teachers don’t...
I was in school until I was 10 years old. I actually moved school twice as we moved house. My school in Bristol was my last school where I was from year 2 until year 5. School was okay; I enjoyed seeing my friends, play time was always the best! I did not enjoy having...
I know that there are some people who are drawn to home-education who enjoy watching quietly from the sidelines, not yet ready to take the plunge themselves; some are fearful of "doing the wrong thing", and many have concerns that they might fail their child be...