Home School or Secondary school

[barmyowls 11]

Just wanting Your views on any parent that taken there child out of secondary school and Home school/teach them ?? was it easyer , or wished you never did it ??

 

my wife is thinking about home school teaching for our child as shes not having the best of times at Secondary school

 

any views or advice would be great

[jstarr 10]

Just wanting Your views on any parent that taken there child out of secondary school and Home school/teach them ?? was it easyer , or wished you never did it ??

 

my wife is thinking about home school teaching for our child as shes not having the best of times at Secondary school

 

any views or advice would be great

I do know a fair bit about this ( although my own, now adult,children,went to mainstream school)as I was Lead Officer for Home Education in a neighbouring county for some years and this encompassed those families who wished to educate their children at home( as distinct from those young people who were unable to attend for medical reasons ,who the LA educated at home).

My view was,and still is, that education is not all about curriculum and results,a large part of it is about being with other people of the same age and socialising/interacting with them. Is your wife a teacher ? If so ,or even sometimes if not, she will be able to manage most core subjects ,but the vital mixing with other youngsters won't be possible. Having siblings or family is not the same as being at school with your peer group. Lots of parents(maybe not you) remove their children from school roll to protect them - maybe because they are being bullied and have become anxious about going to school. The best way forward is to ask for a meeting with Head/Head of Year/Pastoral or Inclusion Head at school and talk things through. There are ways around this and most schools will draw up an individual, maybe part-time, timetable ,which will be tailored towards reinclusion for your child. If you are apprehensive about meeting with school heads etc, there are organisations who will attend with you and put your points across.Or you could always look for another school?

If your child is truly anxious, you can ask your GP for a referral to CAMHS(long wait though!) If CAMHS agree, you will almost certainly be eligible for education at home provided by the LA.

Hope that's a help - and good luck whatever you decide!

[choogling 14]

Just wanting Your views on any parent that taken there child out of secondary school and Home school/teach them ?? was it easyer , or wished you never did it ??

 

my wife is thinking about home school teaching for our child as shes not having the best of times at Secondary school

 

any views or advice would be great

It would be good to teach english grammar especially the difference between there and their.

[SHCarpentry 10]

Google 'ted talk hackschooling'. You'll be pleasantly surprised...

[eeejay174 10]

There are plenty of good quality internet high schools

 

Inter high

 

Oxford home schooling

 

Briteschool

 

The little school house

 

All worth a look at

[barmyowls 11]

really looking into this now as my child is upset and anxious most days , docs also agree its getting her down , and we on waiting list for cams

 

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I do know a fair bit about this ( although my own, now adult,children,went to mainstream school)as I was Lead Officer for Home Education in a neighbouring county for some years and this encompassed those families who wished to educate their children at home( as distinct from those young people who were unable to attend for medical reasons ,who the LA educated at home).

My view was,and still is, that education is not all about curriculum and results,a large part of it is about being with other people of the same age and socialising/interacting with them. Is your wife a teacher ? If so ,or even sometimes if not, she will be able to manage most core subjects ,but the vital mixing with other youngsters won't be possible. Having siblings or family is not the same as being at school with your peer group. Lots of parents(maybe not you) remove their children from school roll to protect them - maybe because they are being bullied and have become anxious about going to school. The best way forward is to ask for a meeting with Head/Head of Year/Pastoral or Inclusion Head at school and talk things through. There are ways around this and most schools will draw up an individual, maybe part-time, timetable ,which will be tailored towards reinclusion for your child. If you are apprehensive about meeting with school heads etc, there are organisations who will attend with you and put your points across.Or you could always look for another school?

If your child is truly anxious, you can ask your GP for a referral to CAMHS(long wait though!) If CAMHS agree, you will almost certainly be eligible for education at home provided by the LA.

Hope that's a help - and good luck whatever you decide!

 

thanks for your info , been really hard as a parent To see my child go so down hill fast , the school arnt helping and only seem interested in attendance:mad:

[Kensmith 10]

My nephew Jack has been home schooled since 11 years old , he lived in Streatham though not Sheffield , there are loads of resouces that you can use , home schooling isn't lonely , there are study groups, where you can meet up with peers , for instance he did cricket, tennis and had a good network , he did exceptionally well at his GCSEs a year early , which amazed us all , as at. 10 years old he had struggled in school . He is now studying at St Andrew university for his masters , I think home ed offers a more positive environment for children who need that extra input. I also think at the age of 11 the schools become larger some don't cope with that . It's also not as expensive as you think.

[Wendy1234 10]

My son was same about 11 years old best thing I did for him x

[hennypenny 10]

Socialisation is simply not a problem in home education, as there are so many groups meeting all the time in Sheffield, there is literally something on every day if you wished to go to them all. Many people have taken their child out of school and home educated them with very good results. My own two children are now young adults and have never been to school, one has a phd and the other is currently studying at Queens college, Cambridge.

 

If you have a look at http://syhec.co.uk/ you will see some of the regular events. Please ask if you have any more questions.

[Margarita Ma 10]

Inform the school in writing that you are withdrawing your child due to their lack of interest in his welfare and will be home educating him. Otherwise you will have visits regarding his lack of attendance. You may find that they suddenly become more interested. I presume you have discussed with your child what the problems are and the school is not giving any positive reaction.

[swfclad1 10]

I was home schooled when I was quite young (5/6) and from memory got a lot out of it, there was lots going on and I was taught well enough to the point that after a year when I went back to school I was well ahead of others in maths and English. However I do value having experienced secondary school despite it not being a 100% positive experience.

[MissZombie 10]

How are you and your daughter getting on now barmyowls?