Oh well here goes!

First time for everything and all that!
I've never done this before but have been reading various blogs for years.
Decided to start writing this to keep my own diary of what we get up to,thoughts and reflections on life's journey.
I know Ive been tremendously helped and inspired by reading the things that other people blog and maybe others will get something from me sharing mine!

We decided to home educate our youngest, Connor this spring after realising how distressing he was finding school.
Chloe our eldest attends a wonderful specialist school for Dyslexic children and weekly boards but we had to fight a long, costly battle with our LEA to get her there. She suffered hugely during her primary years, misunderstood and isolated in a mainstream state primary which didn't meet her needs.

We didn't want Connor to suffer similarly and so when we realised he was, meetings with school and the LEA made no difference and that there was another option rather than persevering with banging our heads against a brick wall trying to get help for him we decided to give home education a try, figuring if it didn't work out then September brought a whole new school year and we could enroll him in our local village school.
A month after we withdraw Connor, our middle child Sophie decided she too wanted to be home educated and so we thought, why not?

So we've been home educating now for almost 6 months, do the children miss school? I don't believe they do.Sure they talk about events that happened in school but they have stayed in touch with their special friends and have made so many new ones since. I truly believe their quality of life is now vastly improved. They certainly dont ever mention going back!

They are now far more happy, confident and relaxed.Of course they still face challenges with reading, spelling,writing etc but they are starting to be ready to give these skills a try again, now they aren't constantly forced upon them every day and are starting to rediscover a real enthusiasm for learning!