Further help and support for home education

Talking to others who are already educating their children at home may well help to save you time and effort, as you can learn from their experiences. There are several organisations that offer help and support to home educating families, as well as several informal networks in the Birmingham area.

A selection websites for useful sources of information and support are listed below:

• Education Otherwise
• Home Education Advisory Service
• Home Education UK
• Ed Yourself
• Home education
• Friends, Families and Travellers
• Home Education Special
• National Association for Special Education Needs
• Independent Panel for Special Education Advice
• The Scouts 
• The Girl Guides
• OCR (Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations)
• AQA (Assessment & Qualification Alliance)
• The Open University
• National Extension College
• BBC Bitesize
• BBC Two Learning Zone
• UK Safer Internet Centre