After researching and much deliberation and consultation, I have decided to home school my 9 and 6 yo.

Although excited by the prospect, I am also a bit nervous about it and was wondering if anyone else has any tips on getting started? A lot of the websites seem a bit 'airy fairy' and while that might be useful for people who are home school veterans, I'm finding it a little confusing.

Maybe I need to de-school or something!

Where do you get your resources from? What happens at the interview for Dept Education (or similar)? How do you make sure your children are receiving the education they need? I don't want religion included in my childrens' curriculum, but lots of the sites seem to lean that way. Are there other sites/associations that can provide some sort of check/curriculum to ensure my children are at the level they need to be?

I'm sure I'll have hundreds more questions, but if someone could point me in the right direction, that would be fantastic!!!!