[Radical_childcare] Home Ed groups in Hackney

[feministchildrearing at riseup.net]

Hey,

I have researched a little bit on Home Education groups in Hackney, as
this would be a useful resource/possibilities of linking up/mutual
interest etcetc.

One main nationwide resource is www.education-otherwise.org which is a
charity to support home educators and has lots of legal info/helpline.

Adventures With Education (AWE) is a voluntary association in Hackney:
www.awe.gn.apc.org (email: adventureswitheducation at gmail.com they meet
every tuesday during term time 11-3 in shoreditch adventure playground,
London Mintern Street, N1 (Old St/Liverpool St tubes). Their meeting place
(shoreditch adventure playground) sounds like it has great facilities, and
so might be a possibility for us to meet there also, obviously not on
tuesdays, but maybe every third monday as we are now etc).

Haringey Home Educaiton Club (HHEC) www.hhec.org.uk (email:
contact at hhec.org.uk) they meet alternate wednesdays 12-4 but dont have a
set venue, just moves around week to week. website lists things of
interest in the area, eg. the Kids Collective Community Film Group which
meets 10.30am saturdays (i think this is what kelly was refering to in the
last meeting?)

I havent' contacted them both yet, will put it to others on monday and can
contact them on monday after meeting if we want to.

I have contacted Education Otherwise regarding us doing a childcare
collective in the area and if they know of any other local home ed/similar
groups. I have also asked them for more information/opinions on how the
governments push of the welfare reform bill will affect home educating
parents (especially single parents recieving benefits that want to home
educate), and other issues relating to our autonomy of our children's
education.

This was E.O's reply to the latter:

http://www.freedomforchildrentogrow.org/welfarereform.htm

I'm also lobbying the Social Security Advisory Committee, the Department
of Work and
Pensions and talking to MPs and sympathetic peer in House of Lords. Could
still be
bad outcome though.

Fiona
Chair EO Government Policy Group
home educating lone parent on JSA with home educated 16 year old


see you guys monday
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