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With regards to learning opportunities and resources, it doesn’t have to be.
Although you can buy workbooks, textbooks, even entire courses, with today’s information rich society and the internet there are many, quality free resources at the home educators disposal. In fact schools themselves are relying more and more on internet resources for their teaching. One mustn’t forget the library which can also become a friendly and useful learning space. Science can be done at home using household items, there are many sport and music groups available to join and just by including your child in your daily routines of shopping, cooking, gardening and so on, there are many learning experiences to be had. Schools have to rely a lot on role play scenarios for learning about daily tasks and understanding the community we live in, home education gives your child the opportunity to experience it all for real
Any financial burden families experience is often as a result of the fact that a parent has to spend time with their child on a full time basis. Therefore, many families have to rely on one income or in the case of lone parent families, little or no income.
If your child wants to sit GCSEs, the local authority will not usually pay for this. However, Somerset LA will pay for GCSE examinations for registered EHE children.
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