Membership of Education Otherwise |
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Offers the following benefits: |
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| Education Otherwise has been supporting home education
now for over 25 years, and has established positive links with Local
Education Authorities, many of whom now refer families to EO if school
is not working. Our well-established reputation and experience, and
our extensive network of members all over the country, can give EO
members confidence that they will have access to the very best support
available. With home-education both parents and children benefit greatly
from the friendship and understanding of other home-educating families.
Membership of our support and information network costs only £20 each year and members of EO Receive: Area Contact Support - over 70 volunteers nationwide can: |
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| offer support / practical information on home-education. |
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| give access to experienced help and guide you through the process
and procedures of deregistration and subsequent interaction with the
Local Education Authority if required. |
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| refer you to specialists within EO if necessary, eg. special needs,
dyslexia, school phobia, legal, etc. |
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give details of local social / educational get togethers with EO families, arranged in many areas. |
| Contact list - offers access to our
extensive and ever-growing network of members - a vital link to the
support and information exchange so essential to home educating families.
Newsletter - a bi-monthly national newsletter (many areas also have a local newsletter) guarantees a regular link with EO and all our members, acting as a forum for communication and discussion, a source of support, inspiration, ideas and resource information, and of course keeping everyone informed of important information concerning home education, such as changes in legislation and research updates. School Is Not Compulsory - This publication is provided free to all members. It is an essential introduction to home-based education explaining your rights and duties with the experiences of home-educating families Member Handbook - The purpose of the Handbook is to make as much information as possible available to members and, hopefully, to make communications between those doing work for EO, or those wanting to speak to the relevant person, easier. Home Education Card - Many home educating parents are concerned that their children will be picked up by the police during the truancy sweeps carried out by police and educational welfare officers. EO has produced a card which children may carry if they or their parents wish which details the law with regard to home educated children. Local Get-togethers - in many areas and National Gatherings - Camps, Workshops, Conferences, Meetings (3 decision making meetings a year are held around the country, usually combined with informal gatherings for members); Free Entry - to an increasing number of places including National Railway Museum, York English Heritage/Historic Scotland sites; Science Museum; National History Museum; Victoria and Albert Museum; Museum of London; and Kew Gardens. Reduced Prices - for EO publications and information leaflets. Family Membership Card - useful to negotiate reduction/school discounts on a variety of resources, educational visits etc. This card is also used to gain the various discounts and free entry to museums mentioned above. Learn Premium Website - Learn.co.uk, an online educational service run by the Guardian, has offered EO members a joint, low cost subscription to Learn Premium, a digital subscription service aimed at primary and secondary age children and their teachers. EO has agreed to pay Learn.co a lump sum and is making a small charge to each user to cover this cost which can be paid when joining or by contacting the co-ordinator at a later date. Click here for more details. The Benefits of joining EO are incalculable.
Many Discounts to Places of Interest - See Handbook for details Acrobat Reader is required to download these documents and can be downloaded free here.
Join online (Please use this Form if paying by credit card on line) Printable Membership Form (Please use this Form if you are not paying online) |
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