The new year brings along new plans, resolutions and decisions. It is often the time that life-changing decisions occur, and making the decision to home educate might be one of them. There are countless reasons to home educate and to narrow them down to just a few was almost impossible. Had I allowed myself… Read More
Christmas is traditionally a time of reflection and planning, looking to the new year with optimism and hope. Yet for many children who have left mainstream education early and their families, it can be a time fraught with worry. The path ahead may not be so clear. All is not lost however, as the… Read More
It wasn’t until Caitlin first joined up with InterHigh that we appreciated quite how much of an advantage online schooling is. She is now part of the tax paying workforce for the next eleventy million years, and we currently have four more of the children in various years at InterHigh. With the expansion of… Read More
I am sure that any parent that takes on the responsibility of their child’s education has a ‘what the hell am I doing?’ moment or two every now and then. And by every now and then I personally mean ‘daily’. After all, it’s no small responsibility, taking on your own child’s schooling. It can be… Read More
One question I often receive regarding home education (apart from the socialisation one) is how we manage to deal with so many children at different ages and stages. A lot of people contact me saying that they would like to home educate their children but aren’t quite sure how or where to begin. The… Read More
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts we home educate our children. For anyone in a similar situation, we’ve found InterHigh – the UK’s online secondary school for children aged 11-18 – to be a great support. Their home school support package allows pupils to study the British Curriculum in full or in part from… Read More