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The annual subscription is £20 per family or individual in the UK, £25 for Overseas within Europe and £30 for Overseas outside of Europe. As well as offering support to existing members, your subscription helps EO to carry on spreading the word about home education, and also to respond to the thousands of enquiries which it receives each year.

Membership is renewable one year from the month of joining. You will be sent a reminder. If it is difficult for you to pay the full amount and you are in receipt of benefit, you may pay £15 for the year. You will receive an email acknowledgement of this form and your membership pack will be despatched within 14 days.

 

Personal Details

1st Adult Given name Family name
2nd Adult Given name Family name
Address Name or number
  Street
  Town
  County
  Post / Zip code
  Country
Telephone Number
Email Address
Confirm Email Address

Children: First Name Birth Month Birth Year Home Educated?
1st Child
2nd Child
3rd Child

(if you have more than 3 children, please email us with details)

Privacy

Please check this box if you do not wish your details to appear on our contact list

 

Skills and Special Interests
Is there anything you would like to offer to other members; skills or areas of interest that you are willing to share (you don’t have to be an expert!) Eg. Art, music, photography, gardening, home birth, academic position. Eventually we hope to make this information available to all members.

Resources
Do you have any resources that you would be happy to share?

 

Special Interest Groups
We are hoping to set up special interest groups within EO for mutual support and information. Please check any of these groups you would have an interest in.

 Single Parent
Special Needs
Gifted Children
School Phobic
Libertarian
Autonomous Educators
Religious (Please specify)
Other (Please specify)

Hospitality
Would you be willing to offer accommodation to other home educators for short visits

 Any
Overseas
EO Members only

 

Publicity

 Please check this box if you would you be prepared to be approached about talking to the press
Please check this box if you wish to have contact with other EO members

 

How did you hear of EO?

 

Why are you joining EO?
Please check any you feel you agree with:

I approve in general of the kind of education that schools offer, but feel that they as parents can do better.
I support or practise home-education for want of alternative schools within the state system..
I do not approve of the moral or social attitudes acquired at school..
My motivation is in some way religious.
I have adopted, or am hoping to adopt, an “alternative” lifestyle.
I feel that the teaching in schools does not/would not offer a true education for my child/children..
I want to avoid school related stress

I am driven to EO by problems arising in school (specify if you wish).

Please use this box to add any other information you wish (e.g. experience of home educating, dealings with LEAs etc.

 

Payment:

Standard (£20)
European (£25)
Other overseas (£30)
Concession (£15) Available if it is difficult for you to pay the full amount and you are in receipt of benefit.

I wish to make an additional donation of £ (Please select amount )

LearnPremium Available from 18 October 2004

Please check this box if you wish to subscribe to this service (costing £25). Please note that this is not part of your membership fee and is extra.

 

Gift Aid
The new Gift Aid rules make tax efficient giving easier. If you are a tax payer you can elect that your payment to EO is treated as Gift Aid. This allows us to reclaim 28p in the £1.

Please complete the statement below, if you pay income tax, with your name and date.

"I wish any membership payment or donation I make to Education Otherwise Association Ltd, both now and in the future, to be treated as Gift Aid."
Name: Date:

The total payable is £

Your right to cancel
If you order online you have the legal right to cancel your subscription within seven working days of receipt of your membership pack. Return of the goods is at your own risk and cost. Recorded delivery is recommended as Education Otherwise cannot be held liable for returned items lost in the post. All items supplied by us must be returned to us in good condition and a refund will be applied to the credit/debit card originally charged less the cost of postage and an administration charge. Email: database@education-otherwise.org to notify us of your wish to cancel and to make arrangements for return of membership pack

Education Otherwise, PO Box 7420 London N9 9SG United Kingdom. Tel. 0870 7300074