I recently came across STREW, a home education tracking app created by siblings Woody and Kayley, who wanted to make homeschool life that little bit easier. They reached out to ask if I’d like to try the app and share my thoughts. As someone who spends far more time living the learning than recording it, I was curious to see how it would fit into our days!

We’ve been home educating from the very beginning, something I’d always dreamed of doing. A few years in, our days are full of slow mornings, half-finished projects, scattered stationery, spontaneous trips, deep conversations, abandoned workbooks, and learning that happens when you least expect it. Because of this, what we’re learning can be hard to document. Often it’s so entwined with everyday life that it’s forgotten or never written down at all.

Hello! I recently went to a lovely gathering of around 10 women who had come together to learn more about home education. Most of their kids were already in school, and a few had kids who were about to start. I shared about our homeschool experience, something that is happening more and more, as it seems like more and more I’m being asked questions or sent messages asking what it looks like for us. About what it looks like to get started, questions around the legalities of homeschooling and what steps are needed to be taken, if any, to deregister. So, if you’re thinking of home educating your child in the UK, whether you're starting from scratch or considering taking your child out of school…