Homeschool records you will actually keep
What to record, how little is enough, and keeping it in a form you can hand to someone else. Check your local rules for what is required where you live.
Check what is required where you live
Record-keeping rules for home education differ a great deal between countries, and often between states, regions or local authorities within one country. Some ask for nothing; others ask for a portfolio, attendance records, a learning plan or an annual review.
Look up the official rules for where you live, from your government or local authority, before deciding what to keep. This page is general guidance, not legal advice.
Record little, record often
The records that survive are the ones that take under a minute. A line a day beats a beautiful journal you abandon in October.
- What you did, in a few words: "read two chapters together", "baked bread, halved the recipe".
- Anything your learner made: a photo of the drawing, the model, the page.
- What got in the way, when something did. That is what helps you plan the next attempt.
- Resources you used, so you can find them again.
Write what happened, not a verdict
Describe what your learner did, in plain words, rather than grading it. "Counted to 40 with help after 20" tells a reviewer, or you in six months, far more than a tick or a mark out of ten.
Keep your records somewhere you control, in a form you can print or hand to someone else. A record that only exists inside one app is a record you might lose.
Where NeuroFlow fits
NeuroFlow keeps what you write: schedules, routines, check-ins and notes about what got in the way. You can download everything as a ZIP of plain files at any time, including if you stop paying, so the records stay yours whatever you decide.