It is estimated that there are now over 50,000 and perhaps as many as 150,000 children between the ages of 5 and 16…

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It is estimated that there are now over 50,000 and perhaps as many as 150,000 children between the ages of 5 and 16 being taught at home by their parents in the United Kingdom -Â and there is every indication that this number is growing.
Home-education has always been legal in the United Kingdom and, thanks in part to the efforts of home-educating families, the right to home-educate has been reaffirmed in recent acts of parliament.
You do not need to be a qualified teacher in order to teach your children at home and you are not obliged to follow the national curriculum.
There are many advantages to teaching children in their own homes. Children taught at home tend to learn better, to be happier, to be more sociable, and to be more independent than those who are made to spend large amounts of time in school.
“Home-education simply involves the time-honored process of parents doing what parents are meant to do – taking responsibility for the upbringing of their own children. Not surprisingly, it works.”]]>