I have a 12yr old DD who absolutely hates senior school (yr 7) and has asked to be Home Ed. I also have a 7yr old DD (yr 2) who enjoys school but, to be honest, I don't feel the school are pushing her enough - she's one of a class of over 30 kids which I also feel is too big, but normal.
I'm quite happy to Home Ed and I would use every resource available for me to do so...but I'd like to ask those that have Home Ed in the past or do it now....how successful has it been?
My DD1 dislikes school because their classes are huge, they are of mixed ability, the teachers can't cope and get very easily stressed out, her friends swear a lot, misbehave and are generally quite unruly...even I am not overly keen on some of the fellow Year 7's at the school. She said to me the other day 'I just want to learn' but because the other kids muck around so much its very difficult to hear what is being said and the teachers are quite often not in the class. She is quite often off school with illnesses (she suffers with IBS and is getting over a UTI/kidney inf and glandular fever) so has missed a fair bit of school lately anyway...
I am more than happy to Home Ed but how do I find out about local groups? Where can I get the current curriculum from? Is it the right thing to do for my kids? The only area I am concerned they will miss out on is the social side....character building etc. TIA.