Home ed groups

[MillyMoo1113]

I am a private tutor but a friend and I are considering setting up a group for home educated children to come to, for social activities but also with an educational focus.

My step children are home educated but I don't know a great deal about the home ed community.

Is this something that parents who home Ed would be interested in?

Was thinking story sessions with linked messy play, maths and writing type activities but could offer more structured phonics sessions or science sessions if there was a demand for it?

Any tips or advice most welcome!

Thanks

[Saracen]

Not really. HE parents tend to create such activities themselves collaboratively. Many of us have a teaching background, not that that is in any way essential. Activities are usually run on a voluntary basis, with charges being made only for materials and venue hire. For example, I teach kids to play chess. One of my friends gives martial arts lessons. Other parents offer crafts, or organise group visits to museums, or do physics sessions. People tend to share whatever excites them, and we know that many families can't afford to pay for tutors.

Where people are more willing to stump up cash if they have it is for IGCSE preparation, particularly for tutors who know the specific syllabus and ideally have connections with local exam centres.

[Velvetbee]

I second Saracen. HE parents run their own groups, mucking in together. Ours has offered art, drama, ancient history, money and economics, various sports, forest crafts, cooking, geography etc for younger ones and that plus a range of GCSEs for older children.
On occasion we’ve had non HE tutors in but it often doesn’t work out well. People with a school background frequently don’t ‘get’ HE children.