Homeschooling in England

Hi and thank you for the question.

It can be done (although I must admit, I can't figure out why you would want to).  If you chose to do it, then there are some things to consider; this link will take you to the UK Gov website where it has all the details.

Hope this helps.

Cynic
Expat Team

Parents may choose to home educate their child if they aren’t satisfied with the local schools, for religious reasons, or if they want to be more involved with their child’s learning.

Children can either be taught by their parents, by tutors, or form a co-operative group with other home educated children nearby.

These groups give the opportunity for children to be taught by parents that are more specialised, take the pressure off one parent for teaching all subjects, and interact with other children as they can take lessons together and even go on trips.

You must give your child a full-time education, but you don’t have to follow the national curriculum and taking exams and qualifications are not compulsory either.

However, if your child wishes to go on to higher education, many colleges and universities need some academic proof, so you child may sit their GCSEs or A levels in a local school.

In reality there's little to be taken into account. Just take the child out of school and sign the form. The local council will almost certainly never inspect. There are now 10s of thousands of kids being home schooled and generally they are two years ahead of those taught in local authority schools.