The children's commissioner says she is 'deeply concerned' by a doubling in home education figures.
The children’s commissioner for England believes some families are being "forced" to educate their children at home after a BBC investigation found the number making the switch has doubled in five years.
It has also pledged to introduce registers for children not in school so local authorities can “better identify and support all home educated children”. Dame Rachel, whose role exists to protect and promote the rights of children, said many families were turning to home education out of desperation, not choice.
Daisy, seven, from Somerset, has visual difficulties and struggled to see the text on worksheets and the board at school. She has a prescription of plus nine in one eye and has previously worn an eye patch to help save her sight in it. Daisy said she likes her mum helping her at home, but wants to go back to school one day. “When Mummy drives past my old school, I feel sad, because I miss my friends," she said.
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