Home Education

Yes. Home education is an important area of RECAP’s work. RECAP shares research, information and practical resources relevant to home-educating families and works to improve understanding of home education among organisations and professionals.

RECAP provides evidence-informed information and resources for home-educating families, including content exploring everyday learning, research, educational experiences and opportunities relevant to families educating outside conventional school settings.

Everyday learning recognises the learning that naturally takes place through ordinary experiences such as cooking, shopping, travelling, playing games, visiting places, caring for animals and spending time outdoors. RECAP helps parents recognise how these experiences can involve areas such as maths, English, science, communication, problem-solving and life skills.

Yes. Home education is one of Lucie Wheeler’s research specialist fields, including her doctoral research exploring the lived experiences of home-educating mothers. RECAP also supports wider conversations about how organisations, services and educational opportunities can become more inclusive of home-educating families.

Yes. RECAP can work with organisations interested in understanding and engaging with home-educating families through research, consultation, training, engagement and co-production approaches.