HESW

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 863373

Taunton Home Education group - meetings on Tuesdays in a village hall just outside Taunton.  Free play as well as arts & crafts, games, various other activities, visits & walks organised. Offering support and friendship to home educating families.
For more information check out the blog, join our yahoo forum or email us

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

GLOW - Glastonbury Learning Otherwise; Inspiring and encouraging home-educated children to develop skills, ideas, dreams, wisdom and friendships.

Wellington - Monthly meetings at the Friends Meeting House 11.30am - 2.30pm, High Street, Wellington, TA21 8RA.  Two small rooms, kitchen and small enclosed garden. Cost approx. £3.00 per family, depending on how many turn up. For more details contact Louise, by clicking the link
For the summer 2011 - we will be meeting outside (& not at the meeting house) with history walks around Wellington, picnics and sports.

Taunton/Oake area - meetings at Oake Village Hall on the first Tuesday of each month in term time, 11.30am - 2.30pm , plus occasional outings to  museums, bowling, walks. 
For info, please contact Maggie by clicking the link or on 01984  624651

WAM "Wells and Mendip Home Education Group"
We meet weekly for home educated school age kids, run by parents, providing exciting and stimulating projects and activities encouraging urchins into self discovery!
For Wells and surrounding areas. 01749 675176
  

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

Tamar Valley Home Education Group - a friendly group of home educators who meet regularly for social activities and support.

Dart Valley Group:  South Devon based friendly group meets three times per month for trips related to History, Natural History and Photography.  Phone Hannah or Gordon: 01803 762788

Free Range Kids - For information, support and social activities in the Holsworthy/Bude area. Click the link or phone Sara 07512 223747

Teignbridge & Torbay HE Group - regular social meetings, educational workshops and days out. Offering support and friendship to those within the home-ed community.

Teignbridge Home Education Group - Informal social and educational meetings in Teignbridge and surrounding areas.

Exeter Home Education Community  - Various meetings and activities including; social group, pottery,  science, spanish, yoga, singing, GCSE group, green woodwork &  permaculture.  Click the link or phone Louise 01363 773683

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

Okehampton and surrounding area - a home education social group for families.

Christian Home Educators in Devon - group for Christian home educators in Devon to share ideas, give support and advice, and catch up on the latest activities.
 

Natural Learning - meeting at West Town Farm on Thursdays, 10am-2pm for all ages of home educated children. Waterproof trousers, coats and wellies recommended! For more details contact Linda by clicking the 'Natural Learning' link.

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.

FRHEBees - Free Range Home Educated Bees. A group for families in the east Dorset, west Hampshire area, to arrange meet-ups and activities.

West Dorset HE - network for sharing news and info about local activities in West Dorset.

HERA - Creekmoor, Poole every Friday 10-2pm. Whether you are thinking of, or are already home educating, we would like to invite you to come and meet other home educators and our children. You can come all day and play or just pop in for a coffee and a chat.  £3 per family after initial visit. For more info contact Sarah 01202 600065/07766954397 or email by clicking here
 

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)

Wiltshire
 

Stonehenge Home Educators and FRHEbees - we meet on a monthly basis in Alderbury just outside of Salisbury on a Monday from 1pm - 4pm. For more details either phone Carrie on 0773330141 or email by clicking the link.

Cornwall
Cornwall HE - this yahoo group aims to provide a place to inform and share info with home  educators who may be interested in activities, outing and get-togethers  in Cornwall.

South West
 

Contacts and Events SW - A home education website and network for the SW, specifically set up to support new HEs or new to the area. New input welcomed.

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