Homeschooling: how to do it, from the families who are teaching at home

Áilín Quinlan meets a mum of four has decided to switch to homeschooling following her positive experience during lockdown. 

Emily Slater and her husband John with their four children from left, Abigail ( aged 7) Josiah (5), Noah (1) and Micah (3) who are home schooled at their house in Mallow, Co. Cork Picture: Eddie O'Hare

As with many parents, September means a whole new challenge for Emily Slater. But instead of ticking items off the traditional back-to-school checklist, this young mum will begin homeschooling her children on a permanent basis.

Emily, who lives in Mallow, Co Cork, with her husband John and four children, Abigail, 7, Josiah, 5, Micah, 3, and Noah, 1, says that prior to the lockdown last March, her two oldest children had been attending primary school in Mallow.
However, the Covid-19 pandemic changed everything.