Home Educating children with special educational needs

“So much of the failure in school comes directly out of boredom, which comes directly out of the larger failure to stimulate all those areas in the child”s brain which could give him so many more ways of responding to his world.’ ~ Jean Houston

This is the web site of the HE-Special-UK mailing list. We are a group of families who Home Educate children with Special Educational Needs and disabilities.

“Home Education” is the UK term for what may be better known as Homeschooling. Our children don't attend school, or in some cases may only attend school part time.

If you are Home Educating a child with Special Educational Needs or disabilities, or if this is something that you are thinking about, then I'd like to invite you to join our email list. You will be very welcome.

To find out more about Home Education have a look at our FAQ page, or read some of our articles.

Articles

Why we are going to Home Educate

We both hated school, David's dad in the forces and a list of schools to work his way through. Me shy and looking back now, school phobic by fourteen yet unaware and compulsorily forced to go. Sheer hell for years. All the time being told that those years were the best of my life...

Educational Philosophy

What is an Education Philosophy? Why should you write one? Have a look at some that have been written by he-special members.

Dr Who - I am a Dalek

These are some writing activities that I have been doing with my 16 year old son, James, who struggles with dyslexia, and my 10 year old daughter, Liz.