Your children learn differently. So does everything here.
Pick whichever sounds most like you — we'll show you the right next step.
Just deregistered, considering it, or navigating SEN home-ed for the first time? Start with the new parent guide.
Read the guide →Got a letter from your local authority? We have guidance, templates, and parents who've been there before.
Get help with council reports →DBS-checked classes, workshops, and tutors near you. Browse the directory to find what's nearby.
Browse the directory →Local meetups, online groups, and parents sharing what works — find people who get it, wherever you are.
Find your community →Six things you can do on LifeLearn — and the community that ties them all together. Everything in one place, for home-educating families who get it.
55 plain-English guides on the law, records, SEN and qualifications — free to read, no sign-up.
Browse the library →500+ DBS-checked tutors, clubs, classes and SEN specialists — reviewed by real home-educating families.
Search the directory → The differentiatorBehind-the-scenes industry tours and expert-led visits, built around the flexibility home education gives you.
See Into Industry →Real projects in children's own words, with the subjects mapped alongside — proof that learning happens everywhere.
Explore projects →A private learning journal that turns everyday moments into an LA-ready record — yours, across every device.
Open my journal →A guided maths and English space for ages 6–16 — interest-led, real-world, with no timers and no "wrong". Launching soon.
Coming soonGroups, conversations, and direct connections with home-educating families across the UK. No algorithm. No advertising. Just people who get it.
You suggest the tools. The community votes. If it gets the nod — we build it. LifeLearn is shaped by the families who use it, not by us guessing what you need.
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Fill-in-and-export planners and LA-ready summaries, no spreadsheet wrangling.
Families upload and rate worksheets, so the best resources rise to the top.
Set a date and place, let nearby families RSVP — park days made simple.
Find a private-candidate exam centre by postcode, with subjects and entry deadlines.
You suggested it. We built it. Your community, built your way.
Connect with other home educators in groups built around what matters to you.
For dadsA space for fathers home-educating their children — practical conversations, project ideas, and a community where the default voice is dad.
SEN SupportFor parents home-educating children with additional needs. Share strategies, navigate EHC plans, and find people who genuinely get it.
New membersJust starting out? Ask the questions you'd feel daft asking elsewhere. Find families a few steps ahead who remember exactly where you are.
Beyond the directory and the projects, LifeLearn is also a community. Real conversations, shared resources, recommendations from parents who've actually been there. Visible only to members. Free from the algorithm noise of mainstream social media.
First letter from the council just landed — they want "evidence of suitable education." We've only been home educating 6 weeks. Anyone else had this so soon? Any advice on what to actually send back? 🙏
Council reply — sample letter
Where home-educated children get the world as their classroom. Industry tours, expert-led visits, and working-facility access — organised for families who can make a Tuesday morning count.
📍 Pilot phase — help us build this
Two ways to shape what LifeLearn builds next.
Child-led learning documented honestly — in their own words, with the subjects mapped alongside. This is what project-based learning actually looks like.
🚲 Morning out
"We already knew how to ride. The morning taught us how to share the cycle path."Read the full writeup →
📓 Weekend project
"This project taught me about nature, animal behaviour, science, engineering, weather, habitats, recycling, and patience."Read the full writeup →
"I didn't set out to write about concentration. I set out to finish something. This is about what happened when I did."Read the full writeup →
Could this be yours?
Has your child documented something they made, visited, or investigated? Every project here was submitted by a real home-educating family.
Get in touch →Free guides for UK home-educating parents — written by people who've been there. Browse before you commit.
How to deschool — and find your confidence as a new home educator. Why deschooling matters, how long it takes, and how to plan a structure that works without recreating school at home.
Read the guide → 01Your legal rights as a UK home educator. A clear guide to UK home-education law — your rights, responsibilities, the role of local authorities, and what you actually need to comply with.
Read the guide → 02Why home often works when school can't. What the law says about EHCPs and home education, what changes when the barriers come down, and how to build the team your child needs.
Read the guide → 03The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 29 April 2026. What it actually says about home education, and what doesn't take effect until 2027 at the earliest.
Read the guide → 04Stress-free record-keeping for UK home educators. How to track learning, document progress, and produce reports that satisfy local authorities without turning your home into an admin office.
Read the guide → 05Choosing a home-education philosophy that fits. An honest tour of Charlotte Mason, Montessori, classical, unschooling, and eclectic approaches — to help you find what matches your family's values.
Read the guide → 06Don't take our word for it — hear from the people who use it every day
"LifeLearn transformed how we find support. Finding a DBS-checked, SEN-friendly tutor used to take weeks — now it takes minutes."
Sarah M.
Home educating parent · London
"My listing started getting enquiries within 48 hours of going live. The platform genuinely connects you with families who need exactly what you offer."
David O.
Maths Tutor · Birmingham
"The SEN community here is unlike anything else — thoughtful, supportive, filled with parents who truly understand the joys of neurodiverse home education."
Grace K.
SEN Specialist · Manchester
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Been there last year — don't panic. Short factual summary is all they need. The Compliance Portfolio guide walks you through it.