Actually, just at this minute, reading some of the things written about Home Educators by Badman and Co, i feel more like it is the end of the world as i know it – but until they actually come and take my children, i am going to carry on as best i can 🙁 The […]

… and those not already in on it, you might find a small change has been made to the blog design. Applause to the first to spot the difference and work out the meaning!

We’ve had, not surprisingly given the love of gym in this house, a bit of a Tweddle worship week this week. On Wednesday we went down to the O2 to watch the qualifying day of the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Fran, Amelie and i loved it and Maddy alternated between reading and watching 😆 We […]

On Monday some home educators and their children have been invited to go to the Select Committee enquiry and speak with them. They will, hopefully, get a chance for their voices and opinions to be heard. I thought perhaps there might be an opportunity to hand over a document with the thoughts of some other […]

Consultation Questions My responses (others do it far better!) 1. Do you agree that these proposals strike the right balance between the rights of parents to home educate and the rights of children to receive a suitable education? Disagree: These proposals recommend uninvited entry into the homes of innocent people on the presumption that they […]

I love Kirsty for that phrase 😆 Let’s see. I’m not going to remember it all but it hasn’t been a mostly earth shattering fortnight so it won’t matter. We had a bimbly weekend followed by a Monday with Zoe and her girls where we made a celtic game from Fimo (learning a caning technique […]

Honestly, you’d think i have nothing better to do. Like educate my children, for example. Fortunately for Badman, Balls and Brown, my maths is now much better than when i left school so i can help them regain a little bit of perspective. It is even less nice when newspapers who should know better, get […]

Maths (3) Latin (1) Science (2) German (1) French (1) Geography (1) Reading (3) Music Practice (4) Music Theory (1) English (1) History (2) Cooking (1) Project Work (1) Religions (1) Fran wants to be a bit more organised about her work now, which i think is probably a good idea. A couple of her […]

Today i got accused of expecting my children to “win my approval” and having much about my parenting that this person did not agree with and that my ideas of “good behaviour” should be rejected. The inference was that my parenting is manipulative and coercive and not approved of. Which is, i guess, that person’s […]