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My educational philosophy.

5th May 2014 by Jax Blunt 4 Comments

The law in this country relating to education states: Duty of parents to secure education of children of compulsory school age The parent of every child of compulsory school age shall cause him to receive efficient full-time education suitable— a: to his age, ability and aptitude, and b: … [Read more...] about My educational philosophy.

Filed Under: how we do it Tagged With: carnival, education law, educational philosophy, home educational, John Holt, time enough for love, what your year 6 child needs to know

Pointless education and missing caches.

5th September 2013 by Jax Blunt 5 Comments

You can take the boy out of the school, but can you take the school out of the parent? There's a constant balancing act here, to discharge our legal duty under Section 7 of the 1996 Education Act 7. The parent of every child of compulsory school age shall cause him to receive efficient … [Read more...] about Pointless education and missing caches.

Filed Under: how we do it, Jonny had two apples, places we like, Where did you say you were going? Tagged With: geocaching, home education, mathletics, maths, quadratics

The Not Back to School Carnival – because education is mandatory, but school isn't.

2nd September 2013 by Jax Blunt 24 Comments

Home education is a valid and legal option. And there are lots of people doing it. This is a carnival of celebration, of encouragement, and I'm thrilled that so many people have joined in. So without further ado, let's take a wander. You may remember I posted some prompts - a few people have … [Read more...] about The Not Back to School Carnival – because education is mandatory, but school isn't.

Filed Under: blog for good, carnival, how we do it Tagged With: carnival, home education, homeschooling, not back to school

Not back to school carnival prompts.

14th August 2013 by Jax Blunt 26 Comments

I'm happy to have any posts on home education/ flexi schooling or whatever really that people can come up with. I want to post the carnival early september - so if you can get links to me by end of August that gives me a bit of time to get organised. There's a contact form up there in the menu, or … [Read more...] about Not back to school carnival prompts.

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Home education on Quib.ly

18th June 2013 by Jax Blunt 2 Comments

A new kid in town? There's a new parenting website in town, but this one is a bit different to the mum focussed networks that seem to be all over the place. (Not that I'm saying mum focussed networks or bad, but does mean that there is room for alternatives!) Quib.ly is a membership site that … [Read more...] about Home education on Quib.ly

Filed Under: how we do it, It's where it is, sponsored, Technology Tagged With: home education, Quibly, technology, twitter party

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