An Essential Guide for Teenagers Considering Education Outside of School

This book addresses the unique challenges faced by teenagers who find traditional school environments difficult, overwhelming, or unsuitable for their learning needs. It offers guidance for those who are home educated, struggling with attendance, or not learning effectively within the mainstream system. This is not a guide on returning to school, but a practical resource focused entirely on achieving a quality education outside of conventional schooling.

• Provides strategies for teenagers who find attending school difficult, feel unhappy or ill there, or experience anger that prevents compliance.
• Supports learners who have not found the right environment to support their education.
• Focuses on the principle that education is compulsory, but school is only one method of achieving it.
• Co-written by expert clinical psychologist Dr. Naomi Fisher and bestselling author/illustrator Eliza Fricker.
• Includes experiences shared by seventeen teenagers who have navigated learning outside of mainstream schools.

• Author(s): Fricker, Eliza; Fisher, Dr. Naomi (contributor)
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Publication Date: July 16, 2026
• Print Length: 208 pages
• ISBN-10: 1408783517
• ISBN-13: 978-1408783511
• Dimensions: 15.3 x 2.2 x 23.4 cm
• Weight: 505 g

• One copy of The Teenager's Guide to Taking Control of Your Education in paperback format.

If you or someone you know is seeking alternative pathways to learning and education outside of the traditional school setting, this guide, informed by expert psychology and real-life teen experiences, offers essential direction and validation.