If you aim to spend 3-4 hours per day in your education time, this is more than sufficient. Some families set aside mornings for educational activities, and keep a log, but the law in the UK does not require this nor, indeed, any record-keeping. If you take time to answer your childrens' questions, whenever they arise, and help them find out what they need to know, you will find that they are learning and teaching themselves all day, every day. If your children have been unhappy in school, they may need a period of 'unschooling' where they are totally free to do whatever they like, even if that means watching TV all day or playing basketball in the back garden. Many children who spend a few weeks doing whatever they like, unrelated to education, then start to ask questions and even suggest some structure or work books.
Different families approach their home education in different ways.
This section of our site gives some individual glimpses into the ways this can work in practice, at different ages and with different philosophies. Heather's approach - Heather has five children and lives in Grenada. Their mother provides a wide range of resources and helps them to explore their interests as they arise. Kathie's approach - Kathie and her husband both work from home, and are both involved with home education. Our approach - this describes a typical day in our household, with a look at the way we integrate some structure into our days.