"He's very intelligent, but socially he "He's being
home educated at the minute to make life a bit easier for him, but we're looking at special schools."
Sharon Davies, prosecuting for Blackpool borough council, said the girl was now being
home educated, but had agreed to take maths and English classes as a "guest" at the school.
Home educated youth are present in each state and each community.
Submitted vessels included the 'SS Minetanic VI', by a team from the Loughborough
Home Educated Science Club, which also produced a detailed scrapbook showcasing its design and construction process; 'Fruit Salad', by Loughborough Grammar School's team Tootee Fruitee; 'Pirate Ship', by a team from Woodstone Community Primary School in Ravenstone; and the 'Buoyancy Boat', by The Buoyancy Builders team at St Bartholomew's C of E Primary School in Quorn - which managed to stay afloat while carrying double the required load.
| Diagnosis of additional learning needs As many as one in five children who are
home educated today have additional learning needs (ALN).
Almost everyone knows someone who is being, or was,
home educated. Homeschooling is now mainstream, with people from all walks of life choosing to take control of their children's education.
"It is very worrying that some children are forced down that road." At the start of the September 2018 school year around 300 children were known to be
home educated.
Mr Mearns told the House of Commons: "We must ensure that youngsters are getting the opportunities that they should get, not just being palmed off and, euphemistically speaking,
home educated. To be frank, some good home education is going on, but it is rare.
Figures show there are around 2,000 electively
home educated children in Wales, although figures could be higher as parents do not have to register them.
On home education Prof Holland repeats calls for a register for electively
home educated children and for those children to be seen from time to time by a professional.
You may or may not know that both our girls are
home educated, which is wonderful and terrifying in equal measures.