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More than 90,000 children are being homeschooled in England, new figures suggest - amid post-lockdown boom in parents keeping their children at home

More than 90,000 children are being homeschooled in England, new figures suggest, amid a post-lockdown boom in parents keeping their kids at home. Seana-lee May, 30, has been homeschooling her daughter Millie-Rae, 11, full-time since September 2023 Laura became a home-educating parent after her neurodivergent daughter, Esmee, now eight, reached a mental health crisis in 2022 During the 2022/23 academic …

Rishi Sunak urged to create a register of pupils missing school amid post-lockdown absence crisis

Rishi Sunak must create a register of missing pupils amid a school absence crisis post lockdown, MPs have warned. Robin Walker, chairman of the education select committee, said the Government “must come good on the long-awaited register of children not in school”. The upcoming King’s Speech must deliver on this.” The committee also noted “overwhelming evidence indicating a radical increase …

Unions challenge schools asking staff to teach merged classes amid shortages

Government criticised over ‘incomplete’ attempt to get laptops to students, amid frustrations over device quality and delays