Where to find help

There are national groups run by charities or experienced home educators that have a wealth of information on how to get started, what to expect from the Local Authority etc. and are a good place to discover the ins and outs.  

https://educationalfreedom.org.uk/ 

https://www.educationotherwise.org/  

https://www.home-education.org.uk/  

There are also national Facebook groups that are worth connecting with for advice, support and to keep up with anything that might affect home educators from a national/legal perspective, here are some popular ones:  

Home Education For All (HEFA) UK 

Home Education UK 

Home Schooling/Education UK 

Twinkl Home Educators 

We highly recommend that you also join the local groups on Facebook: 

Isle of Wight Home Education  

Isle of Wight Learning Zone  

These are public groups that you can join to find out more, even if you’re not yet home educating. Once you are a bonafide home educator(!) both public groups have a private, sister group that you can join – see the featured/pinned posts in each to find out how.