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Home Education in the South West

Local Home Education Groups
Please contact us to add your group’s details here. If your group doesn’t have a website and would like a dedicated web page on the HESW site to link to, please contact the webteam.

Somerset
Home Education Centre, Chard - a voluntary group developed and run by home educating parents.  It is a learning centre and meeting place for families from a diverse range of social and cultural backgrounds to share skills, advice and support. The Home Education Centre also works on developing relationships with the local authorities and colleges, so they may better understand the home educating community. 

Home Educators Yeovil - bringing home educating families together in the Yeovil area to learn, share interests and talents in a fun and friendly environment.

Bristol Home Education - find out what is happening in the Bristol area.

Glastonbury Home Ed Group - for HE children and families in and around Compton Dundon, Street, Glastonbury and Wells;  meet weekly on Mondays
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Exmoor, Wheddon Cross - HE group that meets every fortnight.  Click link or Contact Kelly 01643 841519

Taunton Home Education - new Yahoo group for everyone in the Taunton area who is home educating their children or who is interested in doing so.

Tinkers’ Bubble, Ham Hill - Outdoor-based group meeting once a week for communal gardening and woodworking, roundhouse for some indoor activities, plus outside excursions.
For more information contact Charlotte or Reenie on 01935 881975
  

North Somerset Home Education Group - Weekly children's gym, walks, outings etc.

Wells Swimming Group - meet weekly for swimming at Wells Leisure Centre, term time only.

HE Social Group, Yeovil - For resource exchange & idea swap. Childrens activities are available, but the emphasis is on parent contact and exchange of ideas, while the children have free interaction with others. Wednesdays 12-1.30pm at St James' Church room, Yeovil. Click link to email or phone 01935 424686

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Devon
Home Grown Kids - providing support for home educating children & families.  Weekly meetings for social and educational activities, mainly around Barnstable area, North Devon.

East Devon Home Educators - A Yahoo group for Home Educators in East Devon to keep in touch. Please feel free to join if you live near East Devon i.e. Exeter, West Dorset, South Somerset
 

South Devon Home Education Group - meetings Monday & Friday for swimming, Wednesday for social & educational and Thursday for workshops.

Exeter Home Education Community - Various meetings and activities including; social group, pottery, science, spanish, yoga, singing, GCSE group, green woodwork & permaculture.

Dartmoor Home Education Group - New group welcoming home educating families, flexi-schoolers and part-timers, for social and eductional meets.

Dorset
Weymouth Home Educators - home educators in Weymouth and surrounding area, we meet regularly so get in touch and join us, this group is for notifying our activities etc.

Home Educators of North Dorset & East Dorset - link to their site for a list of contacts who home educate in your area; Bournemouth, Fordingbridge & Ringwood, Sturminster Newton, Salisbury.
 

West Dorset Home Ed Group - Group meeting regularly in the Bridport area for fun, play, crafts, outings and moral support. Contact: Mary-Clare Buckle to be added to the mailing list: 01305 871561 or Shelagh Day for information about meetings:01367 710244 or 01297 445599 or email by clicking the link (please put 'home ed' in the subject heading)

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