Dozens of councils in England see sharp rise in homeschooling since pandemic
Dozens of councils in England have seen a sharp rise in the number of children being removed from school to be home educated since the Covid-19 pandemic, figures reveal.
The number of children in elective home education (EHE) has increased in many areas of the country in the last five years – and in some councils, it has more than doubled since 2019, an analysis has found.
More families have opted to formally remove their children from school after the pandemic allowed them to experience homeschooling, councils have said.
We use the term ‘elective home education’ and some of these parents will get quite cross about that because they're not actually electing to home educate. They feel forced to do so. It is very worrying
But a growing number of parents are now choosing home education because they feel the current school system cannot meet the needs of their children – especially those who have
