Home Education Collective

Home Education Collective A friendly group for home educators held at Barrington Village Hall, Somerset, TA19 0JE. Fridays 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

HEC is a group for all ages of home educated children, their parents/carers and younger siblings. We are based at the Millenium Hall in Seavington St Michael on Fridays (in term time) from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Parents stay for the session and help run activities or contribute by setting up and putting stuff away etc. We are a friendly, inclusive and relaxed group where activities are optional an

d free play/playing in the park next door is welcome. HEC is a great place to build your support network for home educating, and to make friends for both adults and children. Please message the page if you would like to visit and try out HEC!

07/06/2026
There was lots of communication happening at Friday's HEC session, including this small sample: 😍 Working together to bu...
07/06/2026

There was lots of communication happening at Friday's HEC session, including this small sample:

😍 Working together to build a marble run with the Makedo kit, adjusting the angles of the cardboard tubes and improving the design so the marble went into the cup

😍 Describing the vehicles the kids had made with magnetic shapes, telling me the different features, doubling 3 because there are 3 wheels on each side, learning to use vocabulary like "streamlined" and "air resistance"

😍 Making film canister rockets and testing different amounts of water to see what ratio of air to water makes the rocket go highest, reading written instructions and using fractions like thirds

😍 I didn't even get pictures of the rounders game, the maths puzzles, or the cool cardboard outfit and accessories that were made, or the tea party food that was laid out so beautifully as part of a game!

Learning through doing is normal at HEC.

There are also lots of opportunities to improve our skills at dealing with conflict, and we aim to use circle time to agree on HEC rules collaboratively and talk through any issues.

Before half term we had 2 brilliant sessions with Edd from Fun Science Exeter covering Gravity, Space and Robots. Thanks...
31/05/2026

Before half term we had 2 brilliant sessions with Edd from Fun Science Exeter covering Gravity, Space and Robots. Thanks for visiting HEC Edd!

What a fab Puffin Island inspired session today! There were lighthouses and boats made along with some stunning drawings...
08/05/2026

What a fab Puffin Island inspired session today! There were lighthouses and boats made along with some stunning drawings and collages all coming from our book club book, The Puffin Keeper. A great discussion was had about the book before a game of rounders in the sun 🌞🌞

Lovely sunny HEC session today ❤️Wand making, writing spells with quills and potion making along with loads of outdoor p...
24/04/2026

Lovely sunny HEC session today ❤️
Wand making, writing spells with quills and potion making along with loads of outdoor play, loving the summer vibes 🌞

Lovely flower and Harry Potter inspired session today ❤️Great start for HEC book club with a wonderful gaggle of childre...
17/04/2026

Lovely flower and Harry Potter inspired session today ❤️
Great start for HEC book club with a wonderful gaggle of children eager to discuss Harry Potter and then join in a fab drama session, smiles and spells all round!

08/04/2026

If you’re wanting to come and see whether HEC is a good fit for your family, we have spaces to come and have a look on the 24th April. Message the page to book a space.

What a talented bunch! HEC finished the day with a bang on Friday with our talent contest. There were beautiful dances, ...
29/03/2026

What a talented bunch! HEC finished the day with a bang on Friday with our talent contest. There were beautiful dances, talented musicians and of course, speed eating cucumber!
There was also a great talk about rainforests from Isa and making chocolate.

Don’t forget HEC starts back on the 17th April, have a lovely Easter.

Another great Aztec and Mayan themed session today at HEC, yummy tortillas, more clay fun and some wool and cotton craft...
13/03/2026

Another great Aztec and Mayan themed session today at HEC, yummy tortillas, more clay fun and some wool and cotton crafts keeping children (and parents!) busy.

It was a fab first session with our Aztec and Mayans museum box. My favourites were the clay Aztec calendars ❤️
28/02/2026

It was a fab first session with our Aztec and Mayans museum box. My favourites were the clay Aztec calendars ❤️

Address

Barrington Village Hall
Ilminster
TA190JE

Opening Hours

11am - 3:30pm

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