Is Home Edding a no no for us now?

[arockandahardplace]

A bit of background. Have namechanged.

A few months ago I finally managed to split with ex DP. I had been asking him to move out for months and he wouldn't go. In the end there was a huge row and the police were called, let me just say this is the only time this has ever happened. Unfortunately dc witnessed it, one of whom has SN.

As a standard measure a referral was made to Social Services and we had a visit. At the end of the visit the Social Worker said there was nothing to worry about and it would not go any further unless something else happened.

Ex DP and I are of course mortified and remain separated but trying to do the best for dc. Our eldest dc with SN is not thriving at school and we had talked about home education before the incident with the police and Social Services.

I just want to know how a decision home educate under these circumstances would be viewed now with the prejudices that exist towards home educators already.

Bit stuck really and feel as though my hands are tied against doing what I really feel would be the best thing for dc.

[sowhatis]

i dont see why it would be a no-no now?

[ommmward]

"Social Worker said there was nothing to worry about"

Then there is no problem.

Deciding to home educate is NOT I repeat, NOT a child protection issue (but thank your lucky stars that labour lost the election - they were hell-bent on bringing in legislation that would have made an ungodly tangle of education and welfare).

Just deregister and get on with it

[Saracen]

Go for it!

If SS had felt there were concerns about your family then you might have expected some hassle when home edding, though you should still have been able to do it - lots of families do, they just have to cope with more interest from the LA.

As they don't have any worries about you, you should have absolutely no problems.

[musicposy]

There won't be any problem. We had a SS assessment some years back because of similar reasons which I won't over-go into as I havent namechanged, but basically DH and I had a row of sorts, I called police....because of which the social worker came out and interviewed DDs. She said they were the most well balanced children she had ever met , and that was that.

It was before we were HEing and, like you, I thought it might make us a big concern. But nothing has ever been said. Like others have said, if they found no reason for concern, that means what is says. There's no reason for concern.

I think you can safely go ahead without worry.

[yggdrasil]

i know of HErs with far, far more involvement than you've had, who have been able to home educate. I mean as in weekly meetings with SS, kids on the at risk register, and so forth.

don't worry and get going!

[arockandahardplace]

Excellent, thanks for all your encouraging replies. Going to de-register over the Summer Holidays (scaredy cat) so that the letter might not be opened for a few weeks.