Home schooling
Conventional schooling does not suit all students. Taking the step to home school is a great commitment, however, many students excel when they are given the opportunity to learn in their own environment and at their own pace.
Ingenious Learning can provide a comprehensive, bespoke service for home schooling.
Ingenious Learning also offers a very cost-effective GCSE Virtual Schooling Program for years 9-11, for families that would like to home educate/ homeschool.
What is homeschooling?
- Homeschooling is when a child or children are educated outside of the country’s mainstream school system. All children over the age of 5 must be in full-time education.
- You can set your own timetable, curriculum, and you can choose which exams to take.
- Before the Coronavirus pandemic, 60,544 children were homeschooled according to the Office of the Schools Adjudicator.
- Counties in the South of England had more homeschooled children than in the North, with the most popular county for homeschooling being Kent.
Common reasons for homeschooling
Location
If you do not live in the locality of a school with an excellent reputation, you may choose to opt for homeschooling.
This can be especially common for families who reside in rural areas.
A more comfortable environment
Students often feel pressure from teachers and other students.
Learning at home may be a more comfortable and enjoyable experience, especially for children who have special educational needs.
More time together
Homeschooling can allow families to spend more time together.
Furthermore, less time is wasted on time-consuming school-runs.
Child-led learning
Homeschooling can allow children to follow their passions and prioritise their own interests. One-to-one learning can be a much more interactive and effective process.
Choose your curriculum
Freedom to select your own subjects, syllabuses and examinations.
Flexibility
Create a schedule and timetable that is most suitable for your family.
Things to consider before homeschooling
Time commitments
Homeschooling requires parents to devote their time to educating their children.
These pressures can be alleviated with the help and expertise of Ingenious Learning's expert tutors.
Costs
Books, worksheets and other resources can often be costly. Furthermore private tuition can be a financial commitment.
Our Virtual Schooling Program is a cost-effective option for homeschooling your children.
Socialising
We recommend that homeschooled students engage in a variety of extra-curricular activities to ensure they get to socialise with others.
How to start homeschooling
Contact your current school
You will need to contact your child's current headteacher requesting to homeschool your child, either full-time or part-time.
We recommend that you contact us before you begin this process, as schools often choose to oppose these requests and it can be difficult to understand the law and your rights. We offer guidance on the entire deregistering process, including template letters and information about your rights and the law.
Register with Ingenious Learning
Ingenious Learning has teams of qualified teachers, expert tutors and professional examiners ready to guide you through the entire homeschooling process.
You can choose between private tuition packages, or our Virtual Schooling Program, which is a very cost-effective option.
Begin learning
We work with your family to create a structured weekly schedule and set learning targets. We will provide you with everything you need for homeschooling, including: tutorials, worksheets, revision materials, schedules and timetables.
Our expert educators monitor your progress and set new learning targets for you. You are assigned a personal tutor, who monitors your weekly performance and provides you with ongoing guidance and support. We can also enter you into any examinations you wish.
Homeschooling service - Option 1
Private tuition
- Private one-to-one tuition in your home or in a location that suits you.
- Choose the subjects you would like to take, with complete flexibility.
- Learn when you want to learn. Ingenious Learning will create a schedule that best fits your family's lifestyle and commitments.
- Take subjects that your school does not offer, or resit subjects in order to gain a better grade.
- Ingenious Learning will allocate an excellent tutor or team of tutors to you, in order to create a completely bespoke solution to your learning requirements.
- Ingenious Learning will organise your curriculum, schedule and exam entries.
- Choose from a range of examination boards.
- Our team are always on hand to support you through your home schooling journey.
Homeschooling service - Option 2
Our Virtual Schooling Program
- Our Virtual Schooling Program allows you to learn at your own pace with complete flexibility, and it is a much more cost-effective option than private tuition.
- Choose the subjects you would like to take, with complete flexibility.
- Our qualified education professionals assess your current strengths and weaknesses.
- We work with your family to create a structured weekly schedule and set learning targets.
- Learn at your own pace with our comprehensive e-learning tutorials, quizzes, printable worksheets and examination papers.
- Our expert educators monitor your progress and set new learning targets for you.
- You are assigned a personal tutor, who monitors your weekly performance and provides you with ongoing guidance and support.