considering home education

[princesscupcakemummyb]

ho everyone i am unsure where to turn for advice so asking here hope someone can help my daughter who is now 5 has been going to school since 3 started off pre school then nursery then reception now today year 1 how ever lately had some problems and shes telling she shes not happy does not want to go to school shes changed alot since aswell anyway i honestly considering home ed now i know i would have to de register her but i am looking for positive answers on those on went down this route was it the best thing you did and why? is your child happier now? thank you very much for reading my very long post

ahh excuse me i ment hi

Best thing ever did, no doubt about it.

Ds was nearly 10 when he was deregistered and he's almost 16 now. He's achieved far more than he would have if he'd stayed in the school system. He has additional needs that weren't being supported and the results were disastrous - he was just treated as another naughty boy . With HE, we can focus not only on the academic side, but also on his personal development which is equally (if not more) important.

In answer to your question - yes, he is very happy with his lot, he has friends and is doing well, and has prospects for his future that he didn't have before.

With home ed, you can do it your way, the way that suits your child, you don't have to tick meaningless boxes just because the LA or DfE say so. The freedom is wonderful and most children thrive because of it.

streakybacon thank you so much for your detailed reply i am glad to get this feedback from you i am glad its worked out very well for you and your son i totally agree about the personal development it is important also glad to hear your son is happy i love the idea i could give my daughter the freedom i really feel the school are not giving her what she needs this is why i have come down to this i dont feel schools of course im not saying all school but most cant give every child what they need in terms of education i really appreciate your reply it has helped me and congratulations on home ed :)

princess most people who home ed say their only regret is not doing it sooner. There are loads of people on here (no doubt more will be along soon) who have had amazing experiences of home educating their children, and some incredible success stories.

Have a look at the regularly updated threads on finding local home educators, books to read, legal information etc (sorry, haven't time to trawl back just now, on my way out...) and read, read, read. The more information you have about HE, the more confident you will be that you can make it work for your family.

Hi Princess
We didn't dereg until year 7, so we had given mainstream a good chance. But like streakybacon says, we regret not doing it sooner. In our case it wasn't until things got really bad that we were brave enough to try this (what then seemed) "extreme and unusual path".

It turned out to be very easy and very therapeutic for our family. We got our lovely son back and quickly developed the close relationship we had lost at age 5. It, for us, was a magical cure!

wow thank you very much for the reply after talking with my husband we have decided it is something we are going to do we just was not sure when to do it sooner rather then later i would imagine its been a great help talking to other parents who decided to do this i feel it is the path we are going to go down thank you

Woohoo!

Excellent news! Welcome to the dark side - you'll love it here. And we have cake .

I hope you enjoy home education and that your daughter will be happier soon!

Hi Princess just make sure you know the law and everything you need to know to deal with LEA. Reading back threads here will be very helpful too. I've sent my daughter's school the de reg letter...just waiting to hear from LEA which I'm hoping I'm prepared for! Lol good luck!