External website links of potential interest to those who Home Educate or Home School. If you have a link that you think would be of interest here please let us know.
Otherwise Engaged is not responsible for the content of these sites, nor do we necessarily endorse any opinions or views expressed. Links are displayed in no particular order.
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Education Act 1996
Section 7 is where the right to home educate comes from " ...either by regular attendance at school or otherwise" |
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Education OtherWise
Official site of Education OtherWise, resources and information on home education. |
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Freedom for Children to Grow
Education Otherwise campaign site for home education. News on government consultation, and how you can get involved raising the profile of home education |
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Freedom in Education
Home Education links and newsletter |
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Learning through play
National Literacy Trust website; the importance of play in the early stages of a child's development |
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BBC learning
Learning Resources for Home and School |
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BBC Education News
Education news from the BBC |
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Directgov: Educating your child at home
Government information guides and advice on home education |
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Parents Centre
Another government site dealing with many issues around parenting, including education. There is a useful section on child safety on the internet and a well structured forum, including a dedicated home education forum. |
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National Curriculum in Action
Home Educators are not required to follow the National Curriculum (and few do in practice) but this site is useful in that it demonstrates what the National Curriculum is supposed to look like with examples and analysis of (school) children's work. |
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inst-ed
Community / networking and support site for home-educators in Shropshire and beyond (under construction). |
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Worcestershire Home Educators Network
Home page of Worcestershire home educators group |
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Home Education UK
Background information to home education in the UK |
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HE Specials
Site for families who home educate children with special educational needs. |
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Home Education Advisory Service
Information for home educators including advice about educational materials, resources, GCSE examinations, special educational needs, information technology, legal matters and curriculum design. |
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Learning Outside the Classroom
Learning Outside the Classroom Manifesto, launched by the Secretary of State for Education and Skills on 28 November 2006. Interesting because it argues that schools should get children out of the classroom more (Home Educator's know that already). |
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