As schools up and down the country prepare to finish for the Christmas break, Mike and I made a last minute decision to take the children out for their very own end-of-term treat. Wanting to make the most of places being relatively quiet whilst other children were still in school we decided to make… Read More
Home education has become increasingly popular over the years. Whilst it was once thought to be solely a privilege of the rich or famous who could afford private tutors it has grown slowly, quietly, even stealthily up into the ranks of becoming an increasingly accepted form of education for families. The number… Read More
Well, there have been a few articles out about us again this week. Out of them only the Telegraph had actually visited, met and spoken with us. The rest were written by journalists who had used material previously written by other journalists, none of whom had actually spoken to us. A kind of… Read More
Last night Caitlin returned home from a club happy and smiley-faced. Her friends (yes, she had been out of the house and mixing with other children!) had given her a card for giving such great interviews on the programme 15 Kids and Counting. It made her happy – see her face?! There has… Read More
Why we decided to homeschool: Part Three Over Christmas Mike and I started talking more and more about homeschooling. I was a little nervous about it. After all, I was expecting our eighth child and well, would we be able to do it with so many children? What about GCSE’s and exams? Where would I… Read More
If you haven’t done so already you can read the first part on our homeschooling decision here. It was originally a three parter, but I felt that each post was too long so have edited it into four parts. Part three of this series will be posted tomorrow. Why we decided to homeschool: Part Two… Read More