Could I home ed?

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Could I ask how the decision making process went for those of you who H.Ed?

I am thinking about deregister ing my sons but one day am determined, the next I think I'll do home lunch, take all the unauthorised absence I can without getting fined and help in class as much as possible.
But I get the impression parent helpers are not welcome after y1.
I am due to start two years of p/t training myself so would need help from a child minder too.
Any thoughts appreciated, thank you :)

We HE due to ds issues so I can't talk about deciding to HE because the family wants to.

The schools I know have tightened unauthorised absence just 4 days, any more and you get fined for each absence. (The fine is one fine per child and one fine per parent so 2 kids and 2 parents =4 fines).

Working and using a childminder is do-able. The childminder cannot teach as Ofsted won't like it, but a good childminder will support what you are teaching.

Your plan sounds as though you are not ready to give up time with your child. Home lunch and being a class helper are big clues that you would prefer your dc to stay home.

I did not/do not have school shaped children. We were (and are) having a lovely and educational time in our lives anyway, so we just continued having a lovely time once they hit "reception year", and took school out of the equation. It was a pretty easy decision, to be honest :)

For us our decisions around school have been instinct. Once you know, you know. How old are your boys and what makes you feel home ed may be a good plan for now.

Thanks for your replies. The main issues I have are that my children are so tired and grumpy during term time. I can see how quickly they learn with my support rather than relying on school teaching, can't help but wonder how much we could do in much less time leaving more time to enjoy life. I often think that I want my boys to enjoy life in the present rather than waiting for life to begin as an adult, which is how i though as a child. When I help in class I find the atmosphere makes me on edge and I think that is how DS 1 feels too. Lastly, I hate to think of them wasting their lives working towards utterly pointless IMO says.

My boys are nearly 4 and 6.

On the other hand we all have great friends from the school, in the main the children are fabulous. No bullying or social issues. DH is not convinced H Ed would prepare them as well for life with with friends locally etc.

Urgh sorry for typos, Friday night wine!
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See whether you can meet up with a local HE group (some groups may not welcome this, being on show) to see how well adjusted the children are. I found the startling difference was how calm our group was even though it included a couple of special needs children. In school the kids form into friendship groups and then aim to keep all other kids out. Out here in the wild, children are calm and knowledgeable creatures, confident enough to welcome newcomers into their games.

I missed my point - visit a group, if you can, to show DH that socializing is not a problem.