Christian Home Education Support Service

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Christian Home Education Support Service, CHESS (formerly The Home Service), was founded in 1992 by a group of UK Christian home educating families.

Today we have over 500 member families dedicated to biblically based education. The Christian Home Education Support Service (formerly the Home Service) was founded in 1992 by a group of parents, who were themselves involved in Christian home education in the UK, to provide help and advice for those who were treading the same road or thinking of doing so.

06/06/2026
Leading Them Out | Answers In Genesis UK/Europe 28/05/2026

If you are considering Christian home education or need to remind yourself why you are doing it - this little book is a great encouragement! (for clarity, this is not a paid promotion but a genuine recommendation) https://store.answersingenesis.co.uk/product/leading-them-out/1482?fbclid=IwY2xjawSFNbRleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETJkV1FhNHp3cWVkalFLMFRTc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHoyyLgvprMcprKf97VPt7B0SH4c1gTtXVzmcaX8mF5izuRL-ly2jIp0-W2wf_aem_gmvAf3DkODipl0oWIbo91Q

Leading Them Out | Answers In Genesis UK/Europe The importance of education is that it shapes a person's entire life and is the reference point by which to interpret the world. Christians have always faced the decision of how they should educate their children. Even though Christians disagree on how we should educate our children, this does n...

13/05/2026

Happening this Saturday....

02/05/2026

We've had great feedback from the new, online, drop-in sessions. If you would simply enjoy some fellowship or have some questions to ask, whether seasoned home-edder, new or somewhere in between - please become a member of CHESS to join https://chessuk.org/membership-benefits/. Next date is Thursday 7th May at 11AM.

29/04/2026

Urgent - Lord Crisp's research to inform next step in CWS bill - closes Monday 4th
The CWS Bill was passed at 4:45pm yesterday (Tuesday), it will receive Royal Assent when the Lords Commissioner announces it during the ceremony which officially prorogues parliament. That may be the tomorrow of on Thursday.
However there is something you can do over this weekend to help mitigate against its impact.
Lord Crisp has put together a group to advise about and work on a piece of research which he hopes he and others can use to shape the conversation over the coming weeks.
all responses to be submitted by 4 May (this coming Monday)!
If you have not already done so please respond to it before the deadline.
Full details are here: https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/.../home-education...
We can have a significant impact on how this legislation plays out on the ground - but we need to act if so. [with thanks to Randall Hardy for this information]

app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk

20/04/2026

The Open University are looking for home educators to anonymously share their experiences and give feedback. Please see the link in the comments for more informaiton.

23/03/2026

There are two great opportunities for the Christian home-education community coming up soon. The 'Answers for Home Educators: Developing A Biblical Worldview' on the 28th of this month in Oxford - still time to book AND CHristian Concern's Education Revolution in London next month. CHESS will be at both - do come and say hello. Links in comments.

Answers for Home Educators 09/03/2026

This event by Answers in Genesis comes highly recommended by CHESS. Over 200 booked already but space for more. March 28th. Oxford -

Answers for Home Educators We live in exciting times. God is doing a wonderful work in raising the issue of education in the minds of UK believers, and more and more Christian families are making the brave decision to take their children out of the government school system and educate them at home. Christian education is foun...

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