Finding the Flex – Flexischooling Support for Families & Schools in the UK

Finding the Flex is a UK-based social enterprise that champions “flexischooling” – a hybrid, child-centred approach that blends part-time school attendance with supervised home learning. Founded in 2024, the organisation works with families, schools and local authorities to raise awareness, co-create practical flexischooling arrangements and influence policy so that children who struggle in conventional settings can still access tailored, high-quality education.

Led by former secondary teacher Sarah Sudea, Finding the Flex draws on lived experience from both classrooms and families to offer pragmatic guidance, training and implementation frameworks for parents and schools. Their emphasis is on reducing pressure on teachers while prioritising children’s wellbeing – making flexischooling an accessible option rather than a last resort.

The benefits of flexischooling include improved mental health and engagement for pupils who find full-time school distressing, personalised pacing and curriculum choices that match individual learning styles, and continuity of education without formal exclusion. Keeping pupils registered at school while learning part-time elsewhere preserves statutory safeguards and eases transitions back to mainstream where appropriate.

For schools and local authorities, flexischooling can lower persistent absence and improve inclusion metrics by offering bespoke arrangements that reduce the need for punitive measures. For families, the model creates collaborative plans, clearer expectations and access to community and online resources – keeping children connected to their school communities and strengthening partnerships with professionals.

Finding the Flex provides practical resources, workshops and courses that help parents request flexischooling and support schools in designing flexible timetables – bridging grassroots home education communities with statutory systems, and delivering clear outcomes for children who need a different path.

Learn more at Finding the Flex