Links and Tools
Helpful home education resources
Need a bit of a boost? Or, just starting out and wanting a little help? Check out some of these resources to help you in your home educating journey!
Recommended Reading
For reading on educational philosophy and benefits of home education:
For the children's sake - Susan Schaeffer McCauley
Educating The Wholehearted Child - Clay & Sally Clarkson
For reading on learning styles and adapting learning to suit the individual:
Better late than early - Raymond & Dorothy Moore
The way they learn - Cynthia Ulrich Tobias
Personal testimonies:
Making the Right Impression - A collection of case studies (available from CHESS)
Helpful Links
Home Education and Advocacy Hub (Headhub) – offers support and advice
Christian Home Education Support Service, or CHESS (Formerly Home Service)
Education Otherwise – Helpful Support Website with membership option
EdYourself: The Home Education Consultancy (Fiona Nicholson)
Educational Freedom – Helpful Support Website
Tutors and Exams For GCSE/IGCSE exams (branches in Coventry, Wimbledon and Bolton)
The HE Byte – An excellent site for staying abreast of political developments around Home Education in the UK. All pertinent and relevant information all in one place!
Suitable Education – This site pulls together evidence and information from a wide variety of sources in order to show the bigger picture about how children learn, the factors which are relevant to determining what a ‘suitable education’ – the legal requirement – is, and what involvement the state should have in that.
Blogs to enjoy
A simple google search for home education blogs will lead you to many options. Here are just a few to get you started!