Home Educating in Brighton & Hove
The home educating community in Brighton & Hove and Sussex is vibrant and active – there are many different groups and activities, ranging from informal clubs, to paid sessions with facilitators.
Families in the area are educating their children of all ages outside the school system. We have a fortnightly drop-in and there are numerous weekly groups, all run by volunteer parents.
Join the Brighton & Hove Home Educators email list (bhhe)
to find like-minded families for support and encouragement, and information about:
- Regular groups and drop-in sessions
- Informal gatherings in parks throughout the year
- Group days out (to museums, theatres, local attractions etc)
- Informal learning groups e.g. Sports, Art and Science
More advice and support
Education Otherwise
PO Box 325, Kings Lynn, PE34 3XW.
E.O. National Helpline: 0845 478 6345.
www.education-otherwise.org.uk
Websites and email
There is a wealth of information available online, and many home educators find support through email discussion lists. Some are general lists open to all home educators, and some are specific to certain groups, e.g. single parents, families of a particular faith, parents with children in a particular age group, or families who are taking a similar approach to home education.
There is a list of these groups (and loads more useful information as well) at:
www.home-education.org.uk/support.htm
June 4, 2010 at 12:53 pm |
[...] How to contact other home educating families in Sussex [...]
June 4, 2010 at 12:54 pm |
[...] How to contact other home educating families in Sussex [...]
September 13, 2010 at 12:34 pm |
Hi I am a mum to Daisy who is 8. Daisy suffers with very severe dyslexia which according to her school makes her reading and writing level at reception class. But she is a very bright little girl.
Daisy is extremely unhappy at school and I think this is one reason, despite excellent help she isn’t progressing. She doesn’t want to go to school and at the weekends we have noticed that her sparkle has gone and wants to sit in bed. We want her to be happy again, and then I am sure the learning will fall into place.
I am just wondering if anyone else has similar problems, and how learning progressed and how it was carried out at home with a dyslexic child.
We live in Worthing but originally from Hove and I thought you were our nearest group.
Look forward to feed back
Regards
Clair and Daisy x
February 2, 2011 at 12:23 pm |
Hi Clair my daughter is nearly 8 and is also dyslexic and is finding school very hard , i havnt taken her out yet but plan to over the next week she is very far behind also but unfortunatly has not been getting much help at all in school , she too has lost her sparkle and comes home in tears most days , we are in brighton so a bit further out to from you but i am too looking for people in similar situations please feel free to contact me
Anoushka and Miryshka x
July 29, 2011 at 7:42 pm |
Hi Clair,
Just wondering if you are home educating as I am in Worthing too and have a 9 year old son.
Kind regards
Alison
July 29, 2011 at 11:03 pm
Hi Alison,
Have you joined the BHHE list? There are people from Worthing there, and I know there’s a fairly new Worthing group. Just follow the link at the top of this page to join the email list.
September 13, 2010 at 2:21 pm |
Hi Clair,
I’ve just approved your membership of the BHHE email list. Do post a message there – I’m sure people will have some useful experiences to share.
September 19, 2010 at 5:33 pm |
I am going to start home educating my 14 year old son. I live in Brighton and would be grateful to hear from any other parents home tutoring teenagers in the area.
The idea of socialising and organising activities is particularly attractive
Jane
September 19, 2010 at 5:37 pm |
Hi Jane,
The best thing is to join the BHHE Yahoo group and put a message up there to introduce yourself and ask for any info you are looking for. There’s a link to join the Yahoo group on every page of this site.
There are lots of families educating teenagers outside school in the local area, so I hope you’ll be able to hook up with other people via the Yahoo group and some of the regular gatherings and groups.
September 19, 2010 at 5:43 pm |
Hi again,
Just noticed that the Join link doesn’t seem to be working at the moment. An alternative way to join the Yahoo group is by sending an email to bhhe-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. Include a few words about yourself and why you want to join and we will approve your request as soon as we get it.