A bit more about me:
- B.A. Social Work and several years Social Work experience
- Married to Larry since 1986
- Mum to 7 children (most now in work or further study), and granny to 1
- Began home educating in South Africa in 1998
- Founded and facilitated successful home education support groups in:
Durban, South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Coventry, United Kingdom (current)
- Committee Member, Kwa-Zulu Natal Homeschooling Association Committee for 1 term, which included running the annual conference
- Organised Speech and Drama Festival for Home Educators in Durban South Africa
- Organiser of the annual Learn Free Home Educators Conference, held live in Coventry, or virtually in 2020 and 2021
- Speaker at Home Education Conferences
- Instrumental in helping to improve the relationship between the LA and home educators in Coventry
- Part of a team offering monthly drop-in advice sessions for home educators in Coventry
- Admin of several Facebook groups which support home educators
- Help many home educators regularly with advice and support on a voluntary basis
- Involved in several initiatives promoting the benefits of home education, and challenging negative stereotypes
- Director at the Streams website, encouraging, equipping and connecting home educators
- Founder of Bold & Free, selling clothing and accessories that promote home education in a fun and positive way
- Actively engaged with local, national and international home education networks, to promote the freedom of families to choose how their children are educated
- Promoting home education through the production of informative videos, interviewing experts and others with relevant experience
- Manage The Home Education Channel on YouTube, which hosts videos about home education in the UK
- Manage the Learn Free Conference channel on YouTube, which hosts all our conference videos, many of which are freely available to view
- Contributor “Another Way to Learn: Discovering the beauty of home education – an essential guide”
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