UK: Covid fears prompt 38% rise in home schooling

By ITS Education Asia

There has been a huge rise in the number of children removed from school to be home educated, with many parents saying they were driven by Covid fears.

A survey of 151 local councils by the Association of Directors of Children's Services suggests the number of home-schooled children in England rose 38%.

The ADCS estimates as many as 75,668 children were home educated on 1 October, up from 54,656 a year earlier.

Local councils said fear about Covid-19 was the top reason parents gave.

On wonders whether this trend will reverse once the pandemic is under control or will many of the changes sparked by the pandemic remain long after the population has been vaccinated.

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