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MisaMisa
MisaMisa Community member Posts: 9 Listener
in Education and skills

Hi there, I was wondering if anyone had any advice on how to start the homeschooling process. My son is being electively home-educated because I prefer this over sending him to school. However, he has autism and ADHD and sometimes has outbursts of violence. I'm wondering if homeschooling would be helpful for him. He loves to be outdoors doing activities and being in small groups of children. If it's a large group or he doesn't have one-on-one attention, he gets extremely frustrated and annoyed, as he needs that one-on-one interaction to get anything done.

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  • Doris_Scope
    Doris_Scope Scope Family Services Posts: 135 Family Services
    edited August 22

    Hi @MisaMisa

    It can be so difficult for some children to attend school or any type of formal education.  Is your son still on roll with a school at the moment?  Does he receive any input from professionals for his education?

    If you want to completely home school, How To Start Homeschooling is a good place to start.  Also How to Begin Homeschooling: Guidance & Requirements.

    You are under no obligation to use their services, but they have good information on their home pages.

    I hope this helps.

    Doris

  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 3,750 Online Community Coordinator

    Hi @MisaMisa, welcome to the community 😊 By homeschooling, do you mean that you are you hoping to start teaching your son yourself? I'm sorry if I've misunderstood. I hope some of our members will be able to share some advice and experiences soon!

    Scope has a list of resources for homeschooling if you'd find that useful, I'll leave the link below.

    https://www.scope.org.uk/advice-and-support/homeschooling

  • MisaMisa
    MisaMisa Community member Posts: 9 Listener
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/890318#Comment_890318

    Sorry, 100 % not homeschooling. That is the incorrect terminology. I am an elective home-educator; I 100 % do not want my child in a school for them to fail him, and he's happily home-educated as homeschooling is completely different, and I know terminology matters. we've been home educating since covid and it works for us

  • MisaMisa
    MisaMisa Community member Posts: 9 Listener

    Sorry my message came across wrong my child is and always will be home - educated he has never been in a school environment bar nursey and that was a waste of time i have been home-educating as home school is the wrong terminology for 3 years now i was just wondering if it worth applying for an EHCP with him been home-educated and 100 % not wanting to put him in a school

  • Doris_Scope
    Doris_Scope Scope Family Services Posts: 135 Family Services
    edited August 22

    It is always worth applying for an EHC assessment if you feel your child meets the criteria @MisaMisa.  This page on IPSEA talks about how to do that when your child is not in school.

    Alternative provision for a child can be expensive. You could request Education Other Than At School (EOTAS) This would be as part of the initial EHC assessment process.  If you are successful getting an EHCP with EOTAS,  the local authority would then be responsible for the provision.

    It is not an easy process, but you can get free advice from IPSEA.  Their helpline is open three days a week.  They also have appointments that you can book.  These are often hard to get and you never know when they are going to be released.  If you decide to try for an appointment, you should check at different times of the day and keep refreshing your screen.  One may pop up.    

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