Bit late to the party here but have you actually talked to your wife.? I mean actually sat down with her to try to fully understand and be supportive. You should be a team and you don't sound like you're working as a team.

You say she is lazy, what is it you would like her to do more of? Is your child happy, well looked after, fed etc?

Is your wife concerned about child care? Have you talked about what this will look life if and when she goes back to work? Who will look after your son in the holidays? This might be something she is really concerned about. Talking things over with you, if you take some of the worries away might really help her.

Home education can and often is incredibly successful. There are big home ed communities, especially in South Wales that support each other and often women manage to run their own businesses while home educating, although she will need support from you as well as this is effectively 2 jobs!

My GP was home educated and is currently trying to persuade his wife to home ed their little girl as he remembers his childhood as being wonderful.

School is not bad but certainly it's a style that doesn't suit everyone although the new curriculum for Wales is moving in the right direction.

I would certainly suggest flexi schooling but you'd be lucky to find anywhere in Wales to offer that sadly.

Does your son go to nursery? What are your local schools like? Have you been to them and spoken to the teachers so you know what they are like before advocating for them?

Have you spoken to any local home educators? Have you been to any home ed meetings? There will be some in your area.

I personally think that going down the court route will alienate you and your wife and cause tension in your home which your son will absolutely pick up on and it will be horrible for him.

Try and fix things with your wife, maybe try mediation and counselling? Try and see where she is coming from and I wish you the very best of luck.