I have an unusual situation in that I moved to Ealing last term and my daughter was allocated a school in the Greenford area. This is over 4 miles away from where I live. I do not drive and it takes me an hour to get there on public transport. She is on lots of waiting lists but there is a problem with over-subscription and I have been advised there may not be a local school place until next year. The journey at present involves taking my two year old on the journey which means he is travelling for four hours every day. This is not fair on him. Further, I am not happy with the school my daughter attends and feel their standards are very low. She is 5, just entering Year 1.
In this light I am considering home education until a place becomes available locally. I feel that I will do a better job than the school she is currently at. I am happy to undertake the requirements and guidelines so she will be up to date with the curriculum and then she can return to education - this could take a year or longer.
The main thing I am concerned about is taking her away from her peers. Does anyone know of a network for home educators or have any ideas? She loves playing with children her own age but I do not have any friends who have children age 5.
I am undecided what to do and would appreciate any opinions, ideas that people have.
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clairemaeve · 04/09/2009 14:36
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