Our Home Ed Journey

I was so anxious writing out the deregistration email. There were so many questions running through my head. Is it the right time? How would I juggle work and Logan? Would home education even work? We wouldn’t know until we tried. I opened Facebook on my phone and went to my favourite home education group, HEFA, they’re a god send for anyone who is thinking about or is already home educating. Scrolling through the guides I found the one with a template for the deregistration email. Using their template I typed up the email. With the mouse hovering over the send button, I was filled with so many emotions. Hoping that I was making the right decision, I sent the email.

I felt so much relief once I had sent the email but I also felt anxious waiting for a reply from the head. From the many many posts on HEFA, I knew that some schools wouldn’t deregister and would push their luck, others would be quite understanding, and some wouldn’t even respond. I got a reply after a couple of hours. It was nothing much, just acknowledgement of my instructions. Then it hit, Logan was now classed as being home educated. I told Logan and he was overjoyed. This was the beginning of a new era.

The next day the atmosphere felt such more relaxed. I wasn’t quite sure what we were meant to be doing but we both felt relaxed. Later that day I got a phone call, I’d finally been allocated a social worker from the child disability team. For some strange reason I took enjoyment in saying that I had taken Logan out of school. We didn’t do much for the rest of the day. We needed time to decompress and adjust to a new way of life.