Dare to Know

in the Daily Express .

OK one and all, deep breath, here we go all over again. Yes, you've guessed it, another DfCSF consultation, this time on whether the ...

Good news for Wise Up.

I bet quite a few home educators could help Mike Baker out with a few ideas.

A previously unschooled teen goes to school and compares his experiences.

The UK Libertarian Party explicitly supports home education in the video here.

Judge (1977) "It is, in my view, for me to construe the Act; not for us to accept evidence of others as to its meaning. I propose to co...

I still haven't got the hang of embedding YouTube vids, and after an incident with a potato peeler this evening, I am not going to spen...

Heads up, anyone who has had problems with social services and family courts. The Times newspaper is running a campaign this week calling fo...

.... here. (available for another 6 days). The programme also has a piece on the ridiculous Early Years Foundation Scheme, with contributio...

... says Ed Balls. Of course one's first reaction to this story can only be similar to Pete's. ( headdesk , headdesk , headdesk ....

...and it wasn't just the Williams sisters. 14 year old home schooler Laura Robson won the Girls Singles Championship with consider...

...home schools. Laura Robson (14) who has just reached the finals of the Girls' Singles Championship, explains how it works for her h...

...in the Sheffield Star has plenty of story for your money: The importance of togetherness for the first family is very a significant qual...

From Shena in the FT (you may have to register). "Why does society need to ‘have a grip’ on education of my children? Sir, In general,...

From the Scotsman : "Speaking outside court yesterday Mr Tierney said: "No-one is willing to be held accountable for failing to ed...

This time it's the turn of County Durham LA. We hear that until about a month ago, their website informed those who wanted to find ou...

...can be found here . Many thanks to Fiona N and Julie B.

...and other excellent videos on related themes have been made available through Homeschooling Freethinkers.

UK home educators in the 1970s and 80s were not infrequently threatened with the removal of the children by the state. It doesn't happe...