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Support Groups

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UK Home Ed List	The oldest, largest and most established Internet mailing list supporting home education in the UK. An excellent source of support, advice and general information.
HE-UK	Another mailing list run as a membership list for this website
HE-Cymru	A home education list supporting those home educating in Cymru (Wales).
Single Parents List	This speaks for itself - a meeting place for single parents who home educate
Spearhead	A support organisation for home educating families of children with special educational needs
DHSN	A Deaf Home Education Network
SEN List	An Internet mailing list supporting parents of children with special educational needs.
Early Years Home Ed. List	An Internet mailing list for parents of children under 5 considering home education
School Refusal/phobia	An Internet mailing list supporting parents of children are exhibiting what is commonly called school refusal particularly if they are considering home education.
Home Ed. Organisations Abroad	A list of Home education organisations in other countries.
Home Ed. Lists abroad	Mostly American mailing lists supporting home education
Choice in Education	A UK home educators support newsletter. Choice in Education are also distributors of the Elective Home Education Legal Guidelines.
Child's Health, welfare & alternative sources of support.	Information & support from organisations outside the home education community
Local Contacts	Local contacts page - find other home educators close to you
The BDA	National Support for Dyslexic children and their families
UK Roman Catholic HE List	A Catholic Home Education support list
Home Educators & UK Muslim List	Provides a forum where Muslim home educators can support each other and discuss issues connected to home ed. and also generate a base where ideas/resources can be shared for teaching a possible home curriculum.
Muslim and Home education Muslim childrens site	Another Muslim support website here. A well laid out site marred a little with popups. This website has a 'sister' site for Muslim children
IHSAN	Islamic Home Schooling Advisory Network, PO Box 30671 ,London, E1 OTG, a membership organisation which provides information and support to Muslims who are home educating their children or who are seeking other alternatives to mainstream education. We produce a quarterly Newsletter, resource sheets and a contact list.
Muslim Home Educators Network	A support network for Muslim Home Educators
THEN	The Home Education Network
Northern Ireland	What limited information I have on NI is here along with a link to a Northern Ireland local website.
Schoolhouse	A Home education support group based in Scotland. To be highly recommended for those living there.
Scottish Home-Ed	A Scottish Home Ed mailing list
Education Otherwise	The UK's largest home educators membership organisation providing a network of local meetings. NB: Education Otherwise is a democratically structured organisation with an elected governing council. However, as there are no postal votes to change the council you must attend the weekend annual meeting often held in remote locations. Thus few members ever get the chance to vote. The council membership therefore tends to rotate through the same members year on year.
HEAS	The Home Educators Advisory Service, HEAS is an associate membership organisation supporting home education in the UK. NOTE: I do not feel that I can recommend HEAS for two reasons. 1) They are not democratic. One joins as an associate not a member you have no vote regarding the organisations policies, running or management etc. 2) It is difficult to asses the impact of HEAS as the Trustees apparently have a policy of not discussing their decisions or policies. Such a policy makes co-operation difficult.
Webmaster	If you know of a support organisation which you believe should be included in this list please contact me here