School for a day?

[maisiechain]

My children are both home ed & always have been. They are happily home ed, but both are curious about what school would be like, especially as they often hear about it from their cousins (who would like to be home educated!!grass is always greener!).
Is it possible for them to try school for a day or a week?
Just to clarify, neither are really wanting to actually go to school long term. I have told them that I cannot set up just a day or a week to 'see how it feels'. Perhaps this may be possible in a local school with spaces? I don't know. The ones with spaces that I know of, are not schools I would be keen on them going to (if they happened to enjoy the trial & actually want to attend properly).
Is this possible? Or would I actually have to register them etc and go through all that faff?

I might be wrong, but the only way I'm aware of would be to look around the school as prospective parents/pupils.

You could be cheeky and claim to consider registering them at an independent school so they get a 'trial day' and then decide it's not right for them?

Within the state sector your problem will be insurance - if the child isn't on role, they won't be insured.

One of my Head Teacher's friends was over from the USA last summer with her daughter and I agreed to have the girl in my class for the day so she could see how UK school is different to US. BUT - her mum stayed all day with her and was responsible for her, and the mum is also a qualified dance teacher so she did a dance lesson for the whole class in the afternoon (so we got something out of the arrangement too).

But I've never heard of it happening anywhere else.

Well dd did a week in her current school to see if she liked it whilst still registered at her previous school (both state primary schools) But then again the HT is somewhat of a Maverick in so far as he then admitted her as a pupil there and then telling the Governing Body and the LA afterwards. Dd has a statement and so it should have been a long winded process of changing part four but HT told LA he considered it discriminatory and so had admitted her without waiting for a change to the statement.

goats, I'm in Berkshire.

toomuchicecream, right yes I can understand the insurance part. Well, guess I could be on site all day & responsible. I am a qualified primary school teacher myself, but long time since I was in a school:) I would be happy to 'give something back' so the arrangement suits everyone......would have to have a think about what!:D

Thank you:)