United kingdom
In the UK homeschooling is referred to as Elective Home Education.
Legislation is different in Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England although there are many commonalities.
The content and approach for home education is totally in the hands of the family and there is no prescribed curriculum.
Home education in the UK is considered to be amongst the most free in the Western World, however it is under constant attack from those in the UK that do not understand or value this freedom
Home Educators account for approximately 1% of the school age population in the UK
Our UK esperts :
Alison Sauer
Home Education and Flexischooling law and practice advisor and campaigner in the UK and abroad with 25 years of experience.
Juliet English
Juliet is an experienced home educator who is passionate about encouraging and empowering parents to educate their children with boldness and freedom. She has home educated her seven children for over 25 years, and draws not only from her own experience, but also her knowledge gained from working with many home educating parents, within various home educating communities over the years. Juliet is engaged in a number of initiatives which benefit home educators in the UK, drawing on her personal experience of educating her own 7 children, running groups, activities and conferences, as well as her background in Social Work. Juliet’s idea of fun is creating, crafting, and singing Juliet@streams.education Juliet@learnfree.org.uk