Home Ed / Homeschooling Setup: Do You Have a Dedicated Space? Do you have a unique area in your home set aside for home education? We don’t. In fact, our entire house is our home-ed learning space...
It’s easy to feel a pang of inadequacy when scrolling through social media or home education blogs. Those perfectly curated posts showcasing immaculate setups can make our own...
👋🏼 This is an invitation to submit your own personal content to a new website ‘The Home Ed Daily’. I would love your stories and articles - on any aspects of home ed. It is a site for and written by home educators. I sincerely hope that the information and many online resources I’ve linked to there, are helpful to our HE community. I’d like the site to debunk some misconceptions about home ed...
I’m Sasha Jackson , welcome to The Home Ed Daily .
This platform isn’t a business—it’s a labour of love. As a passionate, unpaid home-educating parent, I’m deeply committed to giving our community a positive voice in the media. Let me be upfront:
Any banner ads on the site, which could theoretically earn me a tiny commission, have brought in exactly £0 so far (I need some tips on...
During the Covid-19 lockdowns, as a parent who had already chosen home education, I encountered some puzzling assumptions from parents whose children attended traditional schools. The common misconception? That as a home-educating family, we must be used to spending all day, every day cooped up - sounds like a classroom! 😜
The audacity of this presumption was frustrating. I often...
A persistent myth is that home-educated children lack social opportunities. It’s a tired misconception that resurfaces time and again, eliciting collective eye-rolls from those familiar with the reality. The truth? Socialisation isn’t about the quantity of interactions—it’s about their quality and diversity .
School settings promote forced associations rather than genuine...
Considering home education? If you’re seriously thinking about it, chances are you already feel it could be the right path for your family. And here’s a little secret: you’re already home educating.
Think about it —you're already providing the essentials that nurture and teach your child: unconditional love, respect, life skills, answering endless questions, reading together...
Home ed doesn't have to cost lots of money. It can be tailored to suit your budget and means. You don't need to employ tutors, and you don't need to buy expensive subscriptions and resources. The one exception would be sitting exams, as you do have to pay for these yourself. The costs certainly add up with school (my eldest attended school), multiple sets of...
In today’s evolving educational landscape, home education is an increasingly practical choice for parents seeking a flexible, personalised approach to their children’s learning.
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Families embarking on this journey often discover the unique joys of bespoke education and self-directed learning. Freed from the rigid structures of traditional schooling—the daily grind...
It can be daunting to think you must get your children through their exams, which is understandable. The whole system is confusing and can fill us parents with dread. There's no need to cram in a shed load of GCSEs before the age of 16, and there are various options when it comes to qualifications; there is no rush. You don't have to take as many as a child in school would; you could start...
