In the UK, education is legally compulsory for young people - but it doesn't have to be in a school.
"#HomeEducation" can be kind of a misleading name, inasmuch as a lot of it takes place out and about :-)
I've written quite a bit about how non-school education works in principle, & how it can be hindered by bad laws. See e.g.
https://www.uncharted-worlds.org/blog/2009/12/to-trust-or-not-to-trust/
#Education #School #HomeEd #AutonomousLearning #AutonomousEducation #NonSchoolEducation #law