Thread for TinaTurner

[AMumInScotland]

Tina - hi, I know you've had a few PMs already, but it would probably be useful to have your own thread for this as well -

"Hi all i am home educating 10 year old due to unsolvd bullying issues at school, no longer trust the system so decided to home educate. I belive i need to tell the school must i tell them i am home educating? Also do i need to notify anyone else like the local authority? and is it simple to find the best methods that suits you? where do i get resources ideally free for maths, English, languages and resources etc my child is 10 smart and i am ready to support her as she deserves the best education but schools letting her down as teaching standards low and dont motivate kids to think independtly and hinder childrens creativity please anyone one who is expereince in HE your advice welcome i am from dagenham Essex any one from those areas home educating thanks in advance"

Legally, you have to tell the school that you want them to remove your child from the school register as of X date - that can be right away if you want. It can be worth taking the letter to the school office yourself, or sending it "To Be Signed For" just in case it should go missing in the post.

You don't have to tell the local authority - that is up to the school.

Then it would be a good idea to give your child plenty of time without school work, to give him/her a chance to feel more positive about things. Certainly take the "summer holiday" off, then see how things are going.

You will come under Barking and Dagenham Local Authority. As it is the school holidays now, it would probably make sense to write to the school on the first day of term to ask for your child's name to be removed from the school roll. (There are examples on the internet for how to word this letter)

It sounds as though he is in the last year of Junior school if he is 10?

You may get people telling you that Barking and Dagenham Council is awkward, but I have supported several home educators from the area and found it works OK if you are (or come across as!) assertive.

You aren't under any obligation to notify the LA yourself, that's the job of the school (though the school may or may not be aware of this)

More info here
edyourself.org/articles/deregistration.php
edyourself.org/articles/FAQ.php

Sorry, I replied to this before being aware that there were a number of other threads with additional information and discussion.

Having caught up with at least some of the discussion, I am now under the impression that your daughter is about to move to a new school and start secondary education in September.

I think you will find it tricky to convince your daughter and your DH that the new school will be bad if your daughter hasn't tried it yet, as it seems your daughter is looking forward to it.

Apologies if you've covered this angle in other forum threads I haven't read yet!