home schooling - is it legal here ??

donga


Joined: 01/04/2009
Posts: 272

Message Posted:
30/11/2009 15:01

looking for advice as I am thinking of taking this route for my child & is it legal here ?



thanks in advance - all thoughts appreciated

roisin


Joined: 19/03/2009
Posts: 358

Message Posted:
30/11/2009 15:25

Don't know if this helps as it's not really what you asked but i know of some families(Turkish)who don't send their children to school as they can't afford it. They have never been visited by the "school board". So maybe it will be ok to home school your children as no-one checks up. Have you asked at the British Residents Society? They may know.

donga


Joined: 01/04/2009
Posts: 272

Message Posted:
30/11/2009 15:42

Thanks.



I'm sure it is ok to school at home but want to do things right





Any English & Maths teachers out there interested in a few hours work each month to help us get things rolling ??

smithy


Joined: 17/07/2008
Posts: 5301

Message Posted:
30/11/2009 15:47

I have a neighbour who home Schools her two Sons, she was a Teacher back home, so cant see it being a problem

donga


Joined: 01/04/2009
Posts: 272

Message Posted:
30/11/2009 15:56

thanks smithy................................







We would love to have a quick chat with her at some stage (if she doesn't mind of course) just to give us a few pointers if you could ask her please.

louthlass


Joined: 09/11/2008
Posts: 271

Message Posted:
30/11/2009 16:09

Bertil and Felicity Wedin schooled all four of their chidren at home. It is not against the law to do so. Bertil has his own program on Bayrak radio, or did have. I no longer listen.

AllyTT


Joined: 13/09/2008
Posts: 188

Message Posted:
30/11/2009 16:38

Strange that, considering I went to school with his two daughters.

louthlass


Joined: 09/11/2008
Posts: 271

Message Posted:
30/11/2009 17:30

The two daughters were bridesmaids at my son's wedding in 1986, and at that time were schooled at home!

mishmash


Joined: 05/05/2008
Posts: 336

Message Posted:
01/12/2009 09:03

depending on the age of your child - visit the oxford home schooling website they sell national curriculum packages in some subjects specifically for home schooling

Pixie


Joined: 18/03/2009
Posts: 489

Message Posted:
01/12/2009 09:07

wouldnt a few hours tuition per week almost cost the same as if not more than a private school?



public schools are free. The turk maarif college is of a very high standard, even if it is only half day and its free.



levent schools and yakin dogu school in Nicosia cost something like 1600 pounds per year including service bus and lunches. That comes to something like 500 tl per month for 8 months.



Surely it would cost you more with privates? Im tutoring a girl who will sit English as a first language for her A levels. She will sit 2 papers and needs to read 50 stories,a novel by shakespeare and I dont know how many poems. We are finding 5 hours a week is nearly not enough...

Sazna


Joined: 12/09/2009
Posts: 1177

Message Posted:
01/12/2009 09:22

Hi i concidered doing this with my two girls and found a fantastic website that has English curriculum packs for the whole year Its Called educan take a look you may find it useful.

http://www.educan.co.uk

good luck