Resources & Information

Home Education is legal and valid in every state and territory in Australia.

Below are links to Victoria and NSW state regulatory bodies, plus supportive organisations and businesses.

VRQA - Victoria Registration & Qualifications Authority

In Victoria, home education or home schooling means that a parent or both parents assume the overall responsibility for their child’s educational program.
The law says that any child of compulsory school age (6–17 years) who is being educated at home must be registered with the VRQA; Victoria’s home education regulator.

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green and yellow tram on road during daytime
HEN - Home Education Network

The Home Education Network (HEN) is a not-for profit organisation providing support and information for home educators. HEN is the largest, most vocal, home education support group in Victoria.

As well as maintaining this website, we run events, camps and activities, and provide home-ed support services in the form of email support, messaging and Facebook groups. HEN also publishes Otherways, the oldest and most widely read home education magazine in Australia today.

Resources ...... more coming soon.

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You Tube RECOMMENDATIONS

Suggested sites from other HS families.
Always check out the sites before allowing children to watch.

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a woman sitting on a couch in a library

ALWAYS LEARNING BOOKS’ BIG (AND ALWAYS GROWING) LIST OF FREE LEARNING RESOURCES

websites and links

Resource list for learning

HISTORY

Adelaide A - Z https://adelaideaz.com/settlement

Anzac Day Resources https://anzacportal.dva.gov.au/research-education/schools

Anzac Day Commemoration Committee https://anzacday.org.au/classroom-activities

Anzac Day Untold Stories from Australian War Memorials https://www.abc.net.au/education/digibooks/untold-stories-from-australian-wwi-memorials/101750628

Australian Curriculum History https://www.achistoryunits.edu.au/

Australian Museum https://australian.museum/

Australian War Memorial https://www.awm.gov.au/learn

Back in Time for Dinner https://iview.abc.net.au/show/back-in-time-for-dinner

Bound for South Australia https://boundforsouthaustralia.history.sa.gov.au/

Days in Conflict (WW1) https://games.abc.net.au/education/daysinconflict/pages/#/days-in-conflict/home

History Skills https://www.historyskills.com/classroom/

Horrible Histories https://iview.abc.net.au/show/horrible-histories

Migration Museum https://migration.history.sa.gov.au/resources/

Monash University - Australian Journey https://www.monash.edu/arts/monash-intercultural-lab/previous/co-curricular-programs/australian-journey

My Place https://www.myplace.edu.au/home.html

National Archive of Australia https://www.naa.gov.au/students-and-teachers/learning-resources

National Rail Museum https://nrm.org.au/learn/schools

On This Day https://www.onthisday.com/

Parliamentary Education Office https://peo.gov.au/

South Australian Museum https://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/visit/families-educators/EducationResources

Sydney Living Museum Learning Resources https://sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/learning/resources

Titanic Museum https://www.titanicbelfast.com/education/

SCIENCE

ABC Science https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/

ABC Science Experiments https://www.abc.net.au/education/topic-experiments/13651186

Australian Academy of Science https://www.science.org.au/education

Australian Earth Science Education https://ausearthed.com.au/

Australian Museum https://australian.museum/

Australian Science TV https://education.australiascience.tv/

AusPost Education https://auspost.com.au/about-us/supporting-communities/education

Code https://code.org/

Coursify Online Learning: https://www.facebook.com/CoursifyOL/

CSIRO https://www.csiro.au/en/education/Resources

Digital Technologies Hub https://www.digitaltechnologieshub.edu.au/

Flipping Physics https://www.youtube.com/user/flippingphysics/

Geoscience Australia https://www.ga.gov.au/education

Greenskills: https://greenskills.org.au/resources/community-downloads/

Home Science https://home-science.com/

Immigration Museum Victoria https://museumsvictoria.com.au/immigrationmuseum/at-home/

Lego Education https://education.lego.com/en-au/product-resources

Make Science Fun https://www.youtube.com/c/MakeScienceFun1

Marine Discovery Centre https://www.marinediscoverycentre.com.au/education

Mark Rober https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL45865A763BAB32CA

Melbourne Museum https://museumsvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/at-home/

Museum Colouring Pages https://www.openculture.com/2019/02/download-free-coloring-books-from-113-museums.html

Mystery Science https://mysteryscience.com/distance-learning

National Rail Museum https://nrm.org.au/learn/schools

National Geographic https://www.nationalgeographic.com/

National Science Week resource pages https://www.scienceweek.net.au/

Nat Geo Kids https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

Nature Education information, links to free teacher packs

https://cdn.environment.sa.gov.au/landscape/docs/ny/NYLB-Nature-Education-Program-Teacher-Pack-2023.pdf

NASA @ Home https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-at-home-for-kids-and-families

NASA Artemis https://stem.nasa.gov/artemis/?fbclid=IwAR3PqPxfns1M9dY6gd5O6BkPAI0LRw5FXKO6Id1wMsqa-aknW8HFUIf4ywM

Parkes Observatory https://www.parkes.atnf.csiro.au/

PocketLab https://app.thepocketlab.com/resources

Primary Connections https://www.primaryconnections.org.au/

RSPCA Aware: https://teachers.rspca.org.au/units-and-lesson-plans/

Sawdust and Chrome: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOYJADe7oCd54eVl712ssLQ

Science by Doing https://www.sciencebydoing.edu.au/

Science Buddies https://www.sciencebuddies.org/stem-activities?from=Blog

Science Week https://www.scienceweek.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/science-week_glass_teacher_resource_book-2022.pdf

ScienceWorks Victoria https://museumsvictoria.com.au/scienceworks/at-home/

Scratch Coding https://scratch.mit.edu/

Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum https://airandspace.si.edu/learn

South Australian Museum https://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/visit/families-educators/EducationResources

The Action Lab https://www.youtube.com/@TheActionLab/about

The Slow Mo Guys https://www.youtube.com/user/theslowmoguys

Tynker https://www.tynker.com/

Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park https://www.awe.gov.au/parks-heritage/national-parks/uluru-kata-tjuta-national-park/education/downloadable-activities-kids

Virtual Arts & Museums List https://www.insider.com/museums-theme-parks-offer-virtual-tours-ideal-for-social-distancing-2020-3

Weather Wiz Kids https://www.weatherwizkids.com/

Wow in the World podcast: https://tinkercast.com/

12 Musuem Virtual Tours https://people.com/travel/stuck-at-home-these-12-famous-museums-offer-virtual-tours-you-can-take-on-your-couch/

GEOGRAPHY

Antarctica https://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/education-resources/

Migration Museum https://migration.history.sa.gov.au/resources/

Seterra Geography online quizzes https://www.geoguessr.com/seterra/en

PDHPD

· ABC’s Operation Ouch https://iview.abc.net.au/show/operation-ouch

· Australian Government Department of Health https://www.health.gov.au/resources

· Eat for Health https://www.eatforhealth.gov.au/

· Everyone Everyday Program https://www.education.act.gov.au/schooling/resources-for-teachers/everyone-everyday-program

· First Aid https://www.firstaidforfree.com/free-first-aid-course/

· Kitchen Skills https://plainandnotsoplain.com/home-economics-kitchen-skills-intro-test-page/

· Nutrition Australia https://nutritionaustralia.org/#

· Overcoming Obstacles https://www.overcomingobstacles.org/curriculum

· Self Esteem Character Building Activities https://www.kidsplayandcreate.com/self-esteem-character-building-activities-for-kids/

· Shine SA https://shinesa.org.au/

· World Health Organisation https://www.who.int/health-topics/nutrition

· Better Health online program: https://betterhealthprogram.org/

· NSW Ed Department https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/curriculum/key-learning-areas/pdhpe/physical-education/resources

· Scootle https://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/acSubject?name=%22Health%20and%20Physical%20Education%22

· The PE Specialist https://www.thepespecialist.com/home/

· The Physical Educator https://thephysicaleducator.com/resources/

· Victoria Ed Department https://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/teachingresources/discipline/physed/Pages/default.aspx"

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black and yellow abstract painting