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Membership of Education Otherwise |
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| If you have membership queries please contact database@education-otherwise.org or telephone 08445 867541 |
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| Education Otherwise has been supporting home education
now for over 25 years, and has established positive links with Local
Education Authorities, many of whom now refer families to EO if school
is not working. Our well-established reputation and experience, and
our extensive network of members all over the country, can give EO
members confidence that they will have access to the very best support
available. With home-education both parents and children benefit greatly
from the friendship and understanding of other home-educating families.
Membership of our support and information network costs only £25 for the first year and £20 to renew each membership each year and members of EO receive: Area Contact Support - over 100 volunteers nationwide can: |
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offer support / practical information on home-education. |
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give access to experienced help and guide you through the process
and procedures of deregistration and subsequent interaction with the
Local Education Authority if required. |
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refer you to specialists within EO if necessary, eg. special needs,
dyslexia, school phobia, legal, etc. |
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give details of local social / educational get togethers with EO families, arranged in many areas. |
| Contact list - offers access to our
extensive and ever-growing network of members - a vital link to the
support and information exchange so essential to home educating families.
Newsletter - a bi-monthly national newsletter (many areas also have a local newsletter) guarantees a regular link with EO and all our members, acting as a forum for communication and discussion, a source of support, inspiration, ideas and resource information, and of course keeping everyone informed of important information concerning home education, such as changes in legislation and research updates. School Is Not Compulsory - This publication is provided free to all members. It is an essential introduction to home-based education explaining your rights and duties with the experiences of home-educating families Member Handbook - The purpose of the Handbook is to make as much information as possible available to members and, hopefully, to make communications between those doing work for EO, or those wanting to speak to the relevant person, easier. Home Education Card - Many home educating parents are concerned that their children will be picked up by the police during the truancy sweeps carried out by police and educational welfare officers. EO has produced a card which children may carry if they or their parents wish which details the law with regard to home educated children. Local Get-togethers - in many areas and National Gatherings - Camps, Workshops, Conferences, Meetings (up to 3 decision making meetings a year are held around the country, usually combined with informal gatherings for members); Members Area - An area on the EO website where all main policy documents and advice information is available to view online or download, together with discussion forums to chat with other EO members or to become involved in the day to day business discussions relating to running the charity. Free Entry - to an increasing number of places including English Heritage (except on special days), reduced entry for groups to National Trust properties when booked in advance, discounts to a number of Zoos, museums and gardens when booking in advance or as part of a group. See the Handbook for details of Concessions. Reduced Prices - for EO publications and information leaflets. Family Membership Card - useful to negotiate reduction/school discounts on a variety of resources, educational visits etc. This card is also used to gain the various discounts and free entry to museums mentioned above. Learnpremium website - an online educational service owned by the Guardian Newspaper. EO members have been offered a joint, low cost subscription to learnpremium, a digital subscription service aimed at primary and secondary age children and their teachers. EO has agreed to pay learnpremium a lump sum and is making a small charge to each user to cover this cost which can be paid when joining or by contacting the co-ordinator at a later date. Click here for more details. The Benefits of joining EO are incalculable.
Many Discounts to Places of Interest - See Handbook or Members Area of website for details Acrobat Reader is required to download these documents and can be downloaded free here.
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online Join online Printable Membership Form (Please use this Form if you are not paying online) |
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