Homeschooling high school

[Schoolappeal1]

Hello.

posting in AIBU for traffic and help.

my daughter is in Year 7 and her anxiety levels are through the roof. She thinks she’s being iced out of the friend group she made and doesn’t really know how to join other groups as everyone has made their friend groups now and she feels lonely and isolated.

i think maybe I should homeschool her - has anyone done this for high school and how does it work? What’s the social aspect like? I think she would be up for it.

I don’t want her to be stuck indoors with me all the time. I work full time, 4 days from home and am a single parent so I can’t really ferry her around to different locations all the time.

please help.

Negative social experiences can be more detrimental than anything else. School can be really damaging to young people’s mental health from a social perspective. Hopefully she will try some activities where she can make friends.

She doesn’t have to follow the curriculum at home, but can if that’s what you choose. She can be more interest led, sit GCSE’s in a more staggered way, or all at once, or take an alternative route. Whatever works best for her and your family.