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Register for Home Education

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NanaandGrampy Tue 02-Apr-19 09:38:26

I saw a snippet of a discussion about this on TV this morning.

There has been a growth in home schooling and this is a way of ensuring that standards are met and that the local authority can fulfill their obligations of a duty of care.

However, looking at an online news article the mothers who home school when asked about this new proposed regulation were horrified .

Given the amount of regulation in schools including fining parents whose children are taken out in term time I wondered what others felt about the proposed regulation. Currently it’s an almost totally unregulated sector of education .

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BlueBelle Mon 22-Apr-19 08:06:21

This is NOT a knock at the many parents who home school responsibly but it has become a bit of trend a manager of a local shop I know well has a 14 year old who won’t go to school ‘as she is bullied’ if you knew this girl you would know she isn’t a candidate for bullying she is now home schooled, by herself, whilst both parents are at work ! She meets up with her best friend who is also home schooled because ‘she was being bullied’ and supposedly do some computer work together I have a family of 8 live near me 2 have left home and one a girl of about 12 has chosen to go to school the rest play out in the alley with the family of 5 who live down the road, who are also home schooled The parents of the family nearest me were both school dropouts who do not work not bad people at all and perfectly nice neighbours but not in any way educated to the standard these teens and pre teens need
I also have a nearby family who all work at varying times in their dads shop when they aren’t walking the dog or playing football
By contrast I have an acquaintance with an autistic son who does everything with him including taking him to some outdoor type group teaching sessions
So yes in my opinion it needs much more vibrant scrutiny it’s too easy to say ‘I m home schooling ‘

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MinnieCarnahan Thu 25-Apr-19 15:48:08

One drawback of our education system is its rigidity. Governments face a huge challenge to provide the best possible education for millions of students with a limited budget. Because of the school program, my daughter does not have time to do all the homework, so she orders an assignment on the site ukessay.com/buy-assignment-online to save time. This often means that students are not being offered the best possible education in school. If you home school your child, you will have the freedom to direct their studies towards areas that you feel will be the most valuable to them.

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grannysyb Thu 25-Apr-19 17:08:11

I remember thinking, many years ago when my family and I moved south that I could easily stop sending my children to school,as there didn't seem to be any way that the authorities could track us, especially if we didn't register with doctors or claim family allowance.

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inaya Wed 15-Jul-20 10:38:35

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MaizieD Wed 15-Jul-20 10:45:23

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