We welcome members worldwide, whether their children are at school or educated at home. There are special challenges in ensuring an appropriate education for our children. The idea that a child can be gifted and yet have a special need is a concept still in its infancy in the UK! The challenge can feel insurmountable to both child and parent.

We aim to be a safe, caring environment where all feel free to share their experiences and gain mutual support. Lacking face to face contact, we have to be extremely courteous, respectful and tolerant of all. Flaming will not be tolerated. Those who do not respect this will be banned from the list.

For reasons of privacy messages will not be archived. Nor do we ask for proof of giftedness, etc. This means the list will be 'open', so to maintain your children's privacy you may want to use their initials, or pseudonyms, and avoid mentioning identifying information such as schools or teachers. This list is not intended to be used for research. If a researcher does wish to access the list members, that request MUST be via the listowner, who will forward the request to the list if it is felt appropriate.

Please post an introduction of yourself to the list. We look forward to 'meeting' you! For information about twice exceptional children, see http://www.uniquelygifted.org.

The list is open to the whole UK home education community and is not restricted to any specific home education group or organisation. The list is open to UK home educating parents, or other persons with a legitimate interest in home education policy, such as adults who were home educated, or other family members. The views of home educated children are particularly welcomed.

The list is NOT open to government and local authority officials, nor the press, researchers, teachers, lawyers, or others curious about our educational approach (except where such persons are eligible as above, e.g. home educating parents).

If you wish to join the list, please confirm your legitimate interest in the "comments to owner" box on the joining page.

HE-consult is a website related to the forum where consultation responses are available.

It is not open to membership from those who are employed by LEA's, the Welsh Assembly, the Media or Researchers. if you are in doubt email the owner at: mike@home-education.org.uk.

To find out more about home-education in Northern Ireland, visit Home Education in Northern Ireland.

Anything that arrived free such as info from companies/utilities etc should also come under the "postage/delivery" section or just pass the address on to the rest of us!

If you spot something handy in a car boot sale or charity shop and you decide to pick it up, I think it is fair that reasonable costs can be requested. If you have something with a fair bit of value then it is reasonable for you to ask people off list why they think they should have it. This is because on several official freecycle(tm) sites, stuff has been picked up and then sold on eBay or at boot fairs, which I believe is deceptive and unethical! Wanted ads..please don't be greedy. Please feel free to post the link on your local home ed lists.

Our list provides a friendly meeting place. Where the special issues involved in Home Educating our children can be discussed. Where we can offer encouragement to one another, sharing in our difficulties, and celebrating our success stories.

If you are home educating a child with special educational needs, or if this is something that you are thinking about, then I'd like to invite you to join us. You will be very welcome. For more information, visit http://www.he-special.org.uk/.

The oldest and most established home educaiton website in the UK and the home of the journal "Home Education". This group offers a chat room, an active email list and much else beside. If you are part of the UK Home education community then be part of this group.

For more information, visit Home education in practice.

1. to provide a forum where muslim home educators in the U.K. can support each other and discuss all the issues connected to home ed.
2. to generate a base where ideas/resources can be shared for teaching a possible home curriculum, ideas and activities with an Islamic aspect for family activities/community and global issues, i.e. a whole lifestyle supported by Islamic education and Islamic values

• ** list is open to all who have an interest in home education
• ** as such please remember that not everyone will think/feel/react in an identical manner to any one issue, differences should be respected
• ** if you wish to raise a point of Deen then please support your post with evidence from the Quran and Sunnah, please do not simply post opinions in matters of Deen!
• ** hoping for a successful and beneficial coming together of Islamic ideas and Islamic lifestyle, inshaAllah , ameen

For more information, visit Home Educators and UK Muslims.

The Home-ed Culture and Literary Circle is a Reading Group designed for home-educating parents and older children (10+ or thereabouts) who are interested in broadening our own horizons through reading literature, appreciating (or learning to appreciate) Classical music, opera, and fine and performance arts: in short, continuing our own education, alongside that of our children, to discuss and share our ongoing learning with likeminded fellow home-educators.

We hope discussions will include the Classics (and what that list might include is certainly up for discussion) but also the best offerings of modern music (if you like heavy metal or rap, learn to articulate why you like it!), literature and art. What constitutes ‘good’, the ‘best’ and what might be less worthy is also open to discussion. Religion, Politics and current events are also acceptable discussion topics, with the caveat that no unpleasant debating will be allowed.

Please take the opportunity to look through the message archives and the files: we hope to include members’ reviews of various genres of literature, music and fine and performance arts, and encourage you to write (if there is a genre which we should include, and haven’t so far, please let us know). Don’t feel that you need to perfect your writing style before writing a review – this is a journey of discovery, and we hope to encourage each other.

It may be helpful to compile our own list of recommended reading / classics to include an indication of level of difficulty for those of us who may feel intimidated and need to know where to begin.

There will also be opportunities to read set material together if you wish, and we would welcome suggestions

For support, encouragement and discussion about Sonlight curriculum, literature selections and with specific reference to Jewish education, calendar and life-cycle, etc.

You need to be either Jewish or in the process of conversion, or at least seeking conversion to Judaism. (Orthodox, Reformed, Conservative etc. Torah-observant Messianics are allowed to join on the condition that no proseletyzing will be tolerated.) Shalom!

This free support network is for anyone,interested/educating their child/children otherwise. Due to KALgrowing fast,we now welcome HE,from all over! We welcome Parents,Teachers,LEA workers and anyone else that has an active interest in education. "Learning is a lifelong experience,not something that takes place in a school day"

We are able to offer help and support,information,activities and events for home educators in your area. We want to be able to give families who Educate Otherwise,a chance to make friends with others.

We keep a list of local groups and are willing to liaise with Kent LEA's, with whom we have much experience with. Our aims are to help encourage a positive change in the LEA's attitudes/policy's towards HE.

PLEASE NOTE : That all members details are confidental. Members details will never be shared with anyone! We are building on all the good work that has and is currently taking place in Kent and the surrounding areas. Hopefully by joining forces with other groups and organisations,it will make our aims that much easier.

We would like to be able to offer everyone a chance to share their feelings on issues that is related with Home Education and Otherwise. There is room for everyones views and even heated debates as long as this is all kept within reason ie: NO PERSONAL ATTACKS WILL BE ALLOWED . Anyone can ask for our advice and help and of course if anyone has any personal worries or concerns or maybe even just looking for some support, then this can be dealt with confidently of group,if you so require.

We have a separate moderated children's group, for our members children, encouraging them to produce their own articles,pictures,resources,links etc. Please note: We do our upmost to ensure the safety of our children and check out all requests to join.Parents remain responsible for their children at all times

For more information, visit Kent and London Home Educators.