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Parents fear schools bill 'will strip away freedoms'

The Children's Wellbeing and School's Bill makes changes regarding children not in school.

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Why is home education on the rise in the capital?

Data shows 11,780 children in London were in home education in 24-25, compared with 9,540 in 22-23.

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Infant school to offer part-time 'flexi schooling'

St Michael's school in Mickleham will offer a merger of classroom and home school from September.

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Home-schooling shouldn't be this fun

Looking down at a number of open text books, note books, a keyboard and a calculator on a table with two people's hands writing in books.

Call for more safeguards for home schooled

An MHK says it is "concerning" the reasons 204 children are being home schooled is not known.

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Rise in number of children being home-schooled

Lincolnshire County Council says it is working to make the school system "inclusive for all".

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'When you love something, you learn and you grow'

Jayne Jackson, a photographer and former teacher, said the system needs to be more inclusive.

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Home-schooling triples since start of pandemic

The number of children being home-schooled in the Wakefield area has reached almost 1,000.

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Mum organises prom for home educated children

The event in Warminster will be for children who would not normally have access to a prom.