C-01 · Community
The Village
It takes a village. Even when you’re the ‘school’.
Why home-educating families need a community — the kinds of village families often need, why most families need at least three, and how to find them when you’re starting from zero.
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United Kingdom
Updated June 2026
Community
School came with a village built in
When your child was at school, you probably didn’t think much about the social infrastructure it provided. There were other parents at the gate. A network of children your child could see without you arranging anything. Teachers. A building to go…
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- 02Most families need at least three kinds of village
- 03Where to actually look
- 04Dads and SEN/ALN/ASN families
- 05Starting from zero
- 06Where to go from here.
