The number of children being homeschooled in England rose by nearly 14% last autumn, official figures show, with parents increasingly citing mental health as the main reason for home education.
Department for Education (DfE) statistics showed that 92,000 children were recorded as being home schooled on one day last term, compared with 80,900 at the same point in autumn 2022.
If you have started home schooling your child in the last year, we’d like to hear from you. Why did you make the decision? What was the main reason for the change? How has the experience been? Do you plan to continue with home education next year?
Tell us about you and your child’s experience of home schooling – what has gone well and what has been challenging? Has it affected your employment situation – if so, tell us about it.
