I never meant to home educate DS1 (12) and I have tried everything to keep him in the system, but he is just a square peg in a round hole and school makes him ill. Now that I have finally sent off the letter and made it all official, I feel really excited. I told him that his summer holiday starts today 
. Now he can just relax and I can start planning what we're going to do come September. We are going for a more structured approach (sorry to all you regular autonomous home edders 
) because it suits us both. But I'm aiming to keep Fridays free for whatever we want to do - visits to museums, projects, long dog walks, etc.
My only concerns at the moment are:
- How I'm going to persuade DS2 to stay at school (he's already asking to come out and I'd actually love to home educate him too, but DH and family are not supportive. He is actually fine at school, whereas DS1 has SNs).
- How I'm going to get any time to myself at all
.
But I'm so looking forward to doing fun stuff with DS1, instead of having to nag him to do work which is dull and meaningless to him. If all he gains from the next few years with me is to regain a love of learning, then I will have done my job. (Although gaining a few qualifications would be good too 
).
Any tips on setting up are very welcome!