Supporting the Home Education community

  • Parent Support

    We offer extensive family support, specialising in neurodivergence, home education, school trauma and recovery, and non-school based traditional examinations.

    We support families through:

    * Community building

    * Family sessions

    * Low-cost activities and events

    * Access to exciting opportunities and collaborations

    * Home Ed Masterclasses

    * Exam Support

    * 1-1 Coaching in Home Education

  • Consultancy

    We work on a national level to further the cause of home education and to demonstrate the necessity of settings like Broadleaf.

    We have given evidence on HE and Broadleaf to MPs at the House of Commons and to the cross-party Education Select Committee to shape policy and legislation around home education and alternative educational settings.

    You can read more of our publications here:

    https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/46669/documents/238741/default/

    And see more of our work here:

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0027sqm

  • Research

    We have established research links with University of Southampton, University of Winchester and University of Exeter, with expertise in home education and consent-based learning communities.

    You can read more about our work with Prof. Sarah Parsons and Prof. Hanna Kovshoff here http://acorns-soton.org.uk/index.html#team