Home schooling is about empowerment. It is about education. It is about meeting the needs of your child. No one knows your child better than you.
The Patriotic Alternative home schooling initiative is designed, by experienced professionals and parents, for exactly this. With our help, your children can learn about their history and culture in a balanced and age-appropriate manner, free from the shackles and ideology of the National Curriculum.
From Early Years to Key Stage 4, we are creating a bank of resources, texts, projects and tasks which will help your child to develop and grow in their knowledge and understanding of Western culture and to appreciate their rich ancestral heritage. This is an ongoing project and our bank of resources is being regularly updated, in order to give you the opportunity to explore a variety of educational paths with your child.
We do not seek to indoctrinate and neither do we seek to dictate. Our wholesome and objective resources allow you and your child to explore education at your own pace and to learn the skills necessary to succeed in the wider world.
You are under no legal obligation to send your child to school; the education of your child is your right and your decision, and our programmes of study will help you to decide upon the path which is best for your child.
Below you will find a handy list of documents that will help you get started with home schooling:
Information Overview for Parents - Your Rights
Letter to Child's School
Letter to Local Authority
Letter to Refuse Local Authority Intervention
Further advice has been made available for parents who are worried about Local Authority pressure.
Intro: Guidance for Parents
Being British (all age groups)
Be Proud of Your People - Resources, activities and tips for parents and children to explore the great cultural heritage of the British and European peoples.
The People of England - When you think of England, what comes to mind? What do you picture? Which words do you hear?
The People of Scotland - The Scottish people are commonly understood to be those whose family and ancestral origins originate from Scotland.
The People of Wales - Wales is an ancient land, steeped in mystery and lore. When you think of it, what do you imagine?
The Essential Study of Classics (A Guide For Parents)
The Most Important Thing About Latin (Key Stage 3)
Give Us Back Our Eagles (Key Stage 3)
Ode on a Grecian Urn (A poem - Please use with 'The Greek Alphabet') (Key Stage 3/4)
The Greek Alphabet (Please use 'Ode on a Grecian Urn' as a resource) (Key Stage 3/4)
Computer Science - Basic Syllabus (Key Stage 4)
Computing Science - Alternative Education Syllabus (Key Stage 4)
World Envelope Language Lesson (Key Stage 2/3)
Great Books For Under Sevens (Early Years)
How Children Learn To Write (Early Years)
How Children Learn To Read (Early Years)
Mathematics: Lines Of Development In The Early Years (Early Years)
Nature Journal Project (Early Years)
Early Years - Story Books
Framework for Literacy - Introducing PA Reading; a structured reading scheme (which means it is graded in terms of word and sentence difficulty) featuring characters including Mum, Dad, Lucy, Max, Sophie, Grandad and Sam the dog.
Book 1: Look Lucy! - Lucy is tired but she won’t go to sleep. She is crying probably because she is over tired. Dad is carrying her around hoping she will become sleepy. He shows her photos of all the members of the family.
Book 2: Too Busy! - Lucy wants to play. She asks everyone in her family but they are all too busy. But none of them are really! She is very sad but Mum has been secretly blowing up balloons!
Book 3: I Can, Can You? - Dad has had a long day at work. Max wants Dad to play all sorts of games but he is a little unfit!
Book 4: Sophie Goes Shopping - Sophie and Mum go shopping. Sophie is having new shoes and a new top and whilst she is choosing Mum thinks she might treat herself to a new dress!
Book 5: Max Finds a Caterpilar - In this story Max finds a caterpillar. He puts it in a box and after a while something exciting happens to it!
Book 6: Dad Gets Fit - Mum wants a clean, tidy house but Dad isn’t keen on helping. He has his eye on a new gym where he can get fit.
Book 7: Stop It Sam! - Sam is going through a silly phase. He is not behaving like a good dog. He keeps running away and barking. He even knocks Grandma off her deck chair! It’s all becoming a bit tiresome! That is until his barking saves the day!
Book 8: Supermarket Sweep - Grandma takes Lucy shopping. Grandma meets all her friends. She is so busy chatting to them that she doesn’t notice Lucy buying everyone in the family a present. That is until it is time to pay!
Book 9: A New Pet - Everyone in the family would like another pet to look after. But they all have different ideas about which one. In the end they decide they love the pet they already have!
Book 10: All Around Our Country - In this story everyone talks about where they would like to spend their holiday. Everyone wants to go somewhere different. In the end they go camping. They have a lovely time but they are happy to go home.
Ten Red Squirrels - A short story featuring 10 red squirrels!
Festivals and Traditions
Roman Saturnalia - The festival of Saturn (party time in Rome!)
A Christmas Carol - Lessons and Activities (Key Stage 3/4)
From Yule to Christmas: The Anglo Saxon Religious Journey
20 English Heroes (coming soon)
Lesson 1: The End of the Ancient World (Key Stage 3)
Lesson 2: Destruction of Classical Civilisation (Key Stage 3)
The Anglo Saxons (Key Stage 3)
Creating Character Profiles (Key Stage 3)
Poetic Techniques (Key Stage 3/4)
Writing Descriptive Poems (Key Stage 3)
What is the Message/Theme? (Key Stage 3)
World Home Education Links (Information for Parents)
Poems About the Countryside (Key Stage 3)
Book Reviews - Novels (Key Stage 3/4)
Non Fiction Article (Key Stages 3/4)
Resources for Nature Poems (Key Stages 2/3)
Audience, Purpose, Style (Key Stages 3/4)
Ballads and the Oral Tradition
This complete unit of study, designed for Key Stages 3-4, allows children to study Oral History and the Ballad from Ancient Greece to the Modern Day. The unit comprises historical context, literary analyses and structured tasks which encourage children to explore the Oral Tradition in its many and varied forms. Children are given the opportunity to read and analyse the poems, understand their literary significance and respond with their own creative work.
Mathematics - Alternative Education Syllabus (Key Stage 4)
Mathematics - Basic Syllabus (Key Stage 4)
Introduction to Music: Part 1 (Key Stage 2)
Introduction to Music: Part 2 (Key Stage 2)
Trees of the British Isles Photography Project (Key Stage 1/2/3)
Recommended Reading List (Advice for Parents)
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