What I Wish I Knew: A Parent’s Starter Guide to Home Education (UK Edition)
Thinking of home educating but unsure where to start? This guide was created for you.
What I Wish I Knew is a personal, practical and emotionally honest introduction to home education in the UK — written by a fellow parent who’s been through it all. From deregistration letters and Local Authority expectations to emotional support and day-to-day structure, this guide gives you what Google can’t: clarity, calm, and confidence.
What’s Inside:
📘 A practical, emotional and legal step-by-step guide to starting home education in the UK — built on real experience and created to reduce overwhelm.
• ✅ Ready-to-use deregistration letter (England & Wales specific)
• 📜 Breakdown of the 2025 home education law — in plain, simple English
• 🏡 What to expect from your Local Authority and how to respond with confidence
• 🗂️ Quick-start checklist to guide your first weeks without pressure
• ✏️ Printable weekly planner to support flexible, interest-led learning
• 💬 Real reflections on routines, socialising, burnout, healing, and trusting your own path
• 📸 Tracking tools + report tips — including a link to the author’s own LA report
• ⚠️ Social media advice & emotional insight to protect your peace and remind you that your journey is yours
• 💛 Encouragement, honesty, and permission to do things your way
This guide is not just about checklists and letters — it’s about feeling seen, prepared, and supported at every step.
This guide combines templates, checklists, legal awareness and emotional support, all in one beautifully designed download — ideal for new and soon-to-be home ed families as well as those who are home ed-ing already, but need that little bit of guidance.
Whether you’re navigating school trauma, feeling pressure from others, or just want to get it right without burning out — this guide is here to help you start strong, with heart.