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Opinion 1 March

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News 9 January

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Research found that families who electively home educate felt socially isolated. Picture: Xavier Lorenzo/Adobe Stock

Best Practice 28 February 2023

Careers service assesses needs of home-educated children

Parents choose to home educate for various reasons such as a dissatisfaction with mainstream schooling, religious or cultural beliefs, bullying or a child’s special needs. Picture: BalanceFormCreative/Adobe Stock

Features 1 June 2022

Responding to the rise in home education

Some parents see no alternative to home education. Picture: Zoran Zeremski/Adobe Stock

Best Practice 1 June 2022

Legal Update: Managing school attendance

Robert Halfon MP: "For far too long home education has flown under the radar, shrouded in a fog that means we know little about the attainment of too many children"

Analysis 29 November 2021

Clearer sight on home education

Mental health issues relating to the Covid-19 have sparked a rise in home education, according to the ADCS. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 24 November 2021

Mental health concerns spark home education rise

One-to-one education at home gave parents an insight into how their child learns and the support they need. Picture: Mediteraneo/Adobe Stock

Other 28 September 2021

Should SEND children have right to home school support?

Robert Halfon: Teaching at home must never be a fall-back option for parents forced into it. Picture: Parliament UK

News 26 July 2021

Increased support for SEND pupils needed to improve home education, MPs say

Schools are exploring how techniques developed during lockdown could be used for anxious or excluded pupils. Picture: Mamika/Adobe Stock

Features 23 February 2021

Standards in remote education: Inspections Clinic

Parents’ safety fears have led to a surge in children being taken out of full-time education. Picture: Fabio Principe/Adobe Stock

Analysis 24 November 2020

Rise in home schooling prompts concerns

Around 78,800 children and young people were home educated at some point during the 2018/19 academic year. Image: Adobe Stock

News 19 November 2019

Councils report rise in number of home-educated children with complex needs

Other 26 February 2019

Children missing education

News 4 February 2019

Calls for register of home-educated children as figures rocket

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