Short answer: The Home Education Planner is a free 13-page printable PDF, with no sign-up. It uses the Traffic Light Method™ to plan a home education week around your child's actual capacity rather than a copied school day. It includes a worked example, a simple daily shape and four printable weekly templates you can reuse.
⬇ Download the free guide (13 pages, PDF)
Free, with no sign-up.
If this is where you are
A school timetable was built to move large groups around a building, not around any one child's energy. Copying it at home can bring the same rigid transitions and back-to-back demands without any of the reasons a school needs them.
What is in the guide
- Why copying the school day often does not work at home, and what to do instead
- The Green, Amber and Red planning idea: matching demand to daily capacity
- Reading the signals: the most common misreadings and how to avoid them
- A worked example of a filled-in week
- A simple, reusable daily shape: anchor, core focus, interest time, movement and wind-down
- Four printable weekly templates
Read our free article on this topic →
What could help next
If your child finds everyday demands hard, see our Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) support page.
Free
To buy, if it would be useful
- Back on Track: the PDA-friendly home education app: five small tasks a day, rewards your child chooses and nothing ever taken away, £4.99 a month after a 14-day free trial.
- Little Minds workbooks for ages 7 to 11: calm, PDA-friendly English, Reading, Spelling, Maths and Times Tables, as printable PDFs (£4.99 each or £17.99 for all five) or Amazon paperbacks.
Frequently asked questions
How do I plan a home education week for a neurodivergent child?
Plan around capacity instead of fixed subject slots. Harder or newer work goes on days with more energy, lower-demand work on stretched days and rest on recovery days. The planner shows this with a worked example.
Is the planner free?
Yes. It is a free printable PDF with no sign-up or email address needed.
Do I have to follow the National Curriculum at home?
Home educating families are not required to follow it. For the legal side, please check with Education Otherwise.
What if a planner feels like too much pressure?
That is common, especially for children who find demands hard. Our PDA support page and Back on Track take a smaller approach: five small tasks a day.
This is general information and a practical tool, not medical, legal or professional advice, and it cannot replace someone who knows your child. If you are worried about your child's safety, see
Where to get help.
